Weihnachtsgeschenk Männer – Slowdrink.de https://www.slowdrink.de Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:14:31 +0000 de hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.6 Review: Warming up for tomorrow’s Whiskyfest in Biberach with a Tomintoul 1968 https://www.slowdrink.de/2012/10/review-biberach-tomintoul/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:14:31 +0000 https://www.slowdrink.de/?p=4659 Weiterlesen →]]> Last year we had a blast in the Swabian city of Biberach (read here) where they are going to host the third Whiskyfest at the Goldener Rebstock tomorrow (2pm-11pm). Check it out on the web, there are quite some bottlers who present their gold. We will also have some nice bottles open there (e.g. BenRiach 1976 for Auld Alliance Singapore, Bowmore from the 1960ies, a very dark and old Balblair from 1970ies, the Ardbeg Galileo, etc.) and have an amazing tasting session (click here). Don’t miss out tomorrow!

To warm up for this event, let’s have a dram from the local Swabian bottler Whisky-Fässle:

 

Tomintoul 44 y.o. Whisky-Fässle ‚Duck Edition‘ 1968 – 2012, Bourbon Hogshead, 45,5%

Comment: A great tropical fruit basket on the sour, flowery-light and fresh side with just the right amount of white oak despite 44 years of age. Just to name a few aromas, I am getting passion fruit, mango guave, green banana, pineapple, lime, a pinch of white pepper, vanilla cream, acacia honey, malt, candyfloss and macadamia nuts. All that is well-balanced, and it is not another banana-boat. It tastes wonderful, I must say, starting lightly but then building up more and more (with all these beautiful scents mentioned). A little malty, oaky and spicy grip after swallowing ends the growth period and leads into a vanilla-toffee and oak-laden finish with the fruits hovering around. Long echo! A drop of water levels out the bite if you want to have it super-smooth. A great oldie all the way.

Score: 90+

]]> Review: Glenfarclas 2001 OB ‚The Family Casks‘ for Potstill, First-fill Sherry Cask 2819 https://www.slowdrink.de/2012/09/glenfarclas-2001/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:16:33 +0000 https://www.slowdrink.de/?p=4458 Weiterlesen →]]> Glenfarclas has always been a reliable source for good Speyside whisky out of ex-sherry casks. Let’s have another one of Grant’s Finest from 2001, imported by Potstill (Vienna). Mario Prinz (owner) had a good hand in picking so far, his Port Ellen, Ardbeg, Glenglassaugh, Springbank etc. were wonderful drams. My friend Reinhard was so kind to provide me with this dark Glenfarclas sample. Here we go, in shorter style today (it was more of a ‚drive-by tasting‘):

 

Glenfarclas 2001 – 2011 OB ‚The Family Casks‘ for Potstill (Vienna), first-fill Sherry Cask 2819, 318 btl., 60,1%

Comment: To put it short and sweet, this Farclas has a classic dark sherry profile with morello cherries and jam, ginger bread, dark chocolate, dark wet wood, mahogani, caramel and a hint of aniseed (typical of Glenfarclas), all well-balanced and powerful. A recommendation for you Sherry-heads out there!

Score: 90

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