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Coleburn

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Coleburn: official bottling

Coleburn

Rare Malts 21 years
Collection
 Rare Malts
Age
 21 years
Alcohol percentage
 59,4 %
Bottler
 Official
Dates
 Distil: 1979 Bottling: 2000
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 74/100
Coleburn Rare Malts
Nose: A floral perfume of bluebells and damp moss.
Palate: An early sprinkling of clean malt quickly disintegrates into something too oaky, hot and rugged for it's own good.
Finish: Tired, one-dimensional malt and offers a degree of sweetness against the drying and bitter oak.
Comment: Despite the low mark, pretty good by Coleburn standards. The nose and finale are impressive.
(Jim Murray) The Whisky Magazine
The nose is both clear and complex, consisting in flower hints and wax notes, as well as some woody touches.
The first impression in the palate is that alcohol is dominating, and than the dry character of this malt appears. The nice complexity of the nose has partially disappeared, but the taste remains interesting, despite the clear woody bitterness.
The finish is warm and not too long, and the woody impression remains.
79/100
The nose offers an amazing mix of barley and citrus fruit with some hints of yeast. Nice freshness. Fruity notes appear after a while. Nice complex nose.
In the mouth, the first impression is that of citrus acidity, nicely perfumed, quickly completed by a kind of bitter woody dryness. The latter fades rather soon and makes room to a beautiful malted smoothness. Very beautiful mouth, with lots of divers tastes.
The finish is fresh and lingering, where the citrus remains dominating, and mix nicely with those of the woody hints which already enhanced the palate.
84/100
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 Coleburn: independent bottlings
 

Coleburn

Un-chillfiltered collection 1981
Collection
 Un-chillfiltered collection
Age
 19 years
Alcohol percentage
 46,0 %
Bottler
 Signatory
Cask
 Sherry
Cask number
single cask 1343
Dates
 Distil: 27/07/2001 Bottling: 22/10/1987
Bottle
 415 of 780 btls
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 85/100
 
The colour is gold, and the nose has an elegant style, marked by vegetal, fruity notes and a touch of peat.
The mouth is full and smooth and develops nicely to malted barley.
The finish is marked by the malt sweetness.

(la Maison du Whisky)

A delicious and very complex smell, with peat hints announces a very great bottle. The palate entirely confirms the impression of the nose and an extreme complexity of tastes explodes literally in the mouth. A wonderful whisky. A finish of average length prolongs the pleasure. A perfect illustration of the talent of a good independent bottler, and of the superior quality of non chill filtered whiskies.
84/100
All the magic of the first tasting is confirmed. A wonderful whisky, nicely smoked, with all the richness of the taste and the smell due to the non chill filtration. This is really one of the best whiskies I ever drank. The finish seemed longer to me this time, and this has influenced the final result.
88/100
A very nice presence of smoke and peat, mixed with floral notes with sea hints on a malted background characterizes this exceptional bottle. In the palate, a very nice first impression, due to the non chill filtration confirms the great complexity of this whisky. A discrete impression of honey on a peated background is rather surprising. The lingering finish is very pleasant, developing on malt with a touch of peat. A very great bottle.
84/100
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Coleburn: not in collection

Coleburn

1983-2009
Collection
 Fossiles Series
Age
 No age statement
Alcohol percentage
 49,5 %
Bottler
 The Whisky Agency
Cask
 ex-bourbon hogshead
Dates
 Distil: 1983 Bottling: 2009
Bottle
 120 btls
Particularity
 Non chillfiltered cask strength
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 Forum 84/100
Coleburn TWA
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