ABV 40%
As with the Caol Ila wood finishes reviewed in the last issue, the calvados is a powerful influence but the whisky does fight back-makes for an interesting combination.
Michael Jackson
Private Collection
Gordon & MacPhail
Brand
Gordon & MacPhail
Bottler
1990, Calvados Finish
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Fresh apple aroma. Grass. Touch of peat.
Palate: Firm. Fresh, fruity, apple, combining well with the vanilla, cereal character of the whisky.
Finish: Fruity. Dry. Lively, Some length.
Comment: As with the Caol Ila wood finishes reviewed in the last issue, the calvados is a powerful influence but the whisky does fight back-makes for an interesting combination.
Score: 7.8
Taster
Nose: Thin, tinny, cabbage water: awfully off-beam and unattractive.
Palate: Sweet and shapeless, quite sugary.
Finish: Bitter and unwieldy.
Comment: Remind me never to put Imperial into a calvados cask.
Score: 5
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