North Port (Signatory) - Vintage 1975 (Signatory) - 24 y.o. - 61,1%6
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- Bottler:
- Scotch Malt Whisky Society
- Age:
- 24 years
- Alcohol:
- 61,1%
- Collection:
- Vintage
- Bottle details:
- Sherry
- average
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- (79,05)
- price class:
6 notes disponibles en français
The first nose is slightly aggressive, but after a few minutes of aeration, it gets rather fresh, with notes of cut grass perfumed with hint of vanilla. Alcohol is obviously present in the palate, and this mouth is dominated by a mix of fruity (pear) hints and vanilla aroma's, the whole being nicely fresh. Rather complex. A beautiful smoothness and e nice presence in the mouth. The finish is long, both marked by the warmth of the alcohol and the memory of the freshness of the mouth.
2007The second tasting revealed more complexity and charms of this whisky than the first time. A smell and a taste, both marked by citrus fruits (orange?) and slightly acid, followed by a finish of average length make this (historical now) bottle something you do not regret to have bought.
2004The first nose is rather difficult to define. Quite tingling and evoking some fruits, after the first impression of aggression. It develops then on ripe fruit, honey, sweetness.
The first mouth is a mix of acidity and bitterness. From pear spirit to much more bitter, woody notes, and an obvious presence of alcohol. Much more an aggressive whisky than a complex one.
A lingering finish which is first fresh and which develops just like to the mouth, on bitterness and after a while only some chocolate notes are left.
2010A rather fresh nose, with slightly acid hints and remote touches of smoke. A kind of tingling sensation as well, due to the high alcohol percentage. In the palate, a certain complexity and some acid hints on a malted background. The finish is of average length, and recalls malt and some remote citrus touches.
2005At the third tasting, the first impression was that the very high degree of alcohol is a little aggressive. After having added a drop of water, the slightly acid character of this malt (citrus fruits) together with a great complexity of smells and tastes became clear. The finish is a little short.
2004This bottle, more important from a historic point of view than from a gastronomic one didn't however disappoint me at all.After 24 years in an oak cask, this not well known whisky has become a rather pleasant malt. The Signatory range is definitely a kindness in the world of whisky lovers. Its exceptionally high alcohol degree does not hinder the tasting at all.
2003
