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Quite a farmy nose, with clear wet hay and mouldy wood smells, a touch of peat and meaty hints with some spices. Nice complexity, even if the smell palette is rather limited.
Very nice attack in the palate, first slightly bitter, with a touch of smoke, developing quickly on smoother malt and coffee with milk flavours. Clear meaty hints.
The nice finish is lingering and warm, slightly marked by the bitter touches of the palate, mixed to chocolate hints. Excellent bottle.
2007

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The nose is pleasantly marked by spices, pepper, sherry and a a nice nutty impression. Quite a complex nose anyway.
In the palate, the first impression is dryness which is more typical for older whiskies having stayed for many years in a sherry butt. However it develops quickly on more smoothness while keeping this nice bitter character. Very interesting mouth, even if the nose mad me expect some more of it.
The finish is lingering and recalls the taste of plum brandy with some chocolate notes and after a while, only nutty bitterness is kept in the palate.
An excellent bottle anyway
2009

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The nose is marked by malt and a smell of meat juice seems to be rather present on a clearly spicy (pepper) background. The whole has a very nice complexity.
The mouth is remarkably complex too, spicy, going from the cereal to the wood with still this spicy touch and this meaty remembrance on the background. The slightly woody, chocolate-flavoured taste is quite pleasant.
A remarkable finish, still enhanced by the pepper, the wood memory and a very nice impression of... happiness!
2005