Single Malt Tasting Notes from Scotland


Clynelish 14 yr 46%
peppery

Delwhinnie 15 yr

honey, apple light, smooth

sweet, malt, honey, fruit, fireworks (Talisker)

Edradour 10 year
caramel

Glenfarclas 105 cask, 60 %
eggy french toast, honey

Glengoyne 12 yr cask strength 57%

sherry, crisp

Glen Marangie Port

apple pie, cinnamon, sweet

Glen Morangie 10 yr

lemon bar, soft, honey

Highland Park

smooth

Highland Park Cask 1991

peat, sharp, pot roast

Jura Experimental

bacon, sharp, smokey

Longmourn 15 yr
bay side malt, butterscotch

Macallan 10 yr
cinnamon roll, raisin

Macallen 15 yr
smooth, lemon, melon

Oben 14 yr

smooth, orange peel

sea salt, orange peel (Telisker)

Old Port Cask, Double matured port finish

caramel corn popcorn, roast

* Alona favorite

Strathisla 1967

fruit cake, cherry, hint of leather

Talisker 10 yr
smokey
peppry, citrus, flower (Talisker)

Saxo

Rating: 3

Braserie Caracole
Falmignoul, Belgium

Style: Belgian strong / golden ale

ABV: 8%
750 ml bottle

Light straw color with a huge amount of carbonation. Light refreshing taste that I'd put somewhere between a white beer, golden ale, and pale ale. Has the citrus flavors of a white beer, but hops closer to a pale ale. Easy to forget its 8% ABV.

This reminds me of the Troublette we had a couple weeks ago, it would be interesting to try them side-by-side. So far I'm really liking the beers from Caracole. We also had the Nostradamus at Ebeneezers recently and that scored high on everyone's list, though it definitely was a different style of beer.

't Smisje Calva Reserva

Rating: 2

Brouwerij De Regenboog

Brougge, Belgium
Style: Quadrupel
ABV: 12%

11.2 oz bottle

Poured with little to no carbonation or head. Left a good bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle.

Deep brown color with a strong sweet earthy type aroma. Tastes very reminiscent of the Samiclaus I recently had. Sweet, complex, dark fruit flavors with a moderate amount of oakiness coming through. Alchohol seemed to overwhelm later in the beer.