Sansibar The Clans Tobermory 23 Year

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Bottled by Sansibar under "The Cans" label, this 23 year old Tobermory was filled in 1994 in to a PX Sherry seasoned cask. Bottled at 57.9%.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: treacle, soft licorice, dark chocolate and chili oil; Christmas cake and candied fruits, firm leather, fruity tobacco and some musty dunnage notes; mince meat pie and marmalade. 

Palate: softer than expected, sweet and fruity; round, rich and spicy; more treacle, Christmas cake and dark chocolate; on the spices side of things, candied ginger, cinnamon hearts and licorice Jujubes; vanilla with creme brule and candied orange; soft leather and more fruity tobacco; still earthy, but delicately so.

Finish: medium long with sweet fruits, spices and Christmas cake; drying with tingling spices.

Comment: I am really torn on this one, I can't decide whether I like or love it; reminds me of PX Glendronach; if I were a betting man, I would wage this started in ex-Bourbon and transferred to PX; either that or the PX Cask was made from American oak; either way this is a very interesting malt, and worthy of consideration; disagree with the Whisky Fun chaps on this one, I think this is closer to 90 than 84.

84pts Whisky Fun

"Tobermory and PX, what could go wrong? Colour: deep gold. Nose: a lot of freshly sawn oak at first nosing, then rather stones and brake pads, as well as used matches. And yet I wouldn’t quite use the S-word! Then more and more ham and grilled meats, as well as touches of a drier Jägermeister and quite a lot of leather and green tea. With water: miso soup and beef bouillon, with garlic and parsley. Mouth (neat): powerful and rather cleaner than expected, on some kind of mineral and orangey notes, some pickled ginger, and perhaps a few black olives. I enjoy this very peculiar sourness that’s totally un-PX. With water: some used matches are back, plus some brine and lemon juice. Funny sour/acidic profile. Finish: long, with more pepper. Thai bouillon? Earthy aftertaste. Comments: some parts really reminded me of the Valinch & Mallet. Didn’t find much PX, but it sure is a restless dram. SGP:362 - 84 points."

700 ml