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1257 Kensington Road NW
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A rather wee distillery, all things considered, but one with a nearly two-century-long history, and some really neat expressions out there for those willing to hunt. The distillery bottlings are great, but the indies are a ton of fun too. This Carn Mor Glencadam was matured in ex-Bourbon, allowing the spirit to sing a bit louder than the cask. That's usually the way we like 'em.
538 bottles means probably either a couple of leaky Hogsheads or a couple of really tight Bourbon Barrels. Natural colour, non chill-filtered, and bottled at 47.5%
700ml mlProducer Tasting Note
Fragrant honey, freshly cut grass and sweet barley.
$129.99
Matured in ex-Bourbon casks before bottling at 46% without added colour or chill-filtering.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: Pronounced orchard fruits and vanilla pod mingled with aromas of citrus peels and toasted nuts.
Palate: Sweet and creamy with layers of sugared almond and panna cotta followed with notes of dried apple, nutmeg and cocoa powder.
Finish: Perfectly balanced with creamy rice pudding and gentle cinnamon spices lingering long on the tongue.
87pts Whisky Fun
"A new livery for the 15, it’s true that the former one was quite strange. Jim McEwan used to say this 15 was his favourite malt, after Bruichladdich of course (err, probably!) Colour: straw. Nose: it’s not that often than a 15 is a 10+5 years, if you see what I mean. Yeah, well, I mean that this one noses exactly like the 10 with five extra-years, that is to say with more vanilla, more spices (soft ones here) and a more refined fruitiness (added ripe strawberries here). The rest is similar (apples, lemon, wax, smoke.) Very nice. Mouth: exactly the same happens on the palate, all flavours playing louder this time. That means that it’s big whisky, full flavoured, interestingly citrusy and getting maybe just a tad too grassy/dry after a while. Quite some vanilla. Gets then funnily medicinal (no Laphroaig though), a tad camphory. Eucalyptus drops. Finish: long, still very zesty. Comments: more complexity in this one, a very entertaining profile. We like this one a lot, and it’s rather fairly priced. SGP:641 - 87 points."
$87.99
Established in 1825 Glencadam distillery has been slowly swallowed over the succeeding 200 years by the town of Brechin. Most of the distillery's production is destined for blends, but its core range, predominantly matured in American oak, is very good. This malt punches well above its weight!
