Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection
6.4

Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection

1990, Calvados Finish

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

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

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

Jim Murray

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

6.4
Overall Score

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