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DARKEST 15 YEARS OLD ISLAY SINGLE MALT Single Malt Islay Scotch Whisky |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
BOWMORE |
Fairly deep orange amber colour. Complex, smoky, slightly peaty, baked plum nose with some hints of bitterness. Spicy, very dry, medium-full bodied, plummy-lemon flavours with a lingering, slightly peppery, peaty, smoke-tinged finish. Now aged in ex-Bourbon barrels and then finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. |
CSPC |
503649 |
Type |
Spirit - Scotch Whisky |
Agent |
Sch Age |
Country |
Scotland |
Region |
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Rating |
**+/***(89.5 points) Complex |
LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
TASTING NOTE: Darkest now has an age statement of 15 years old. This new release is an improvement from the original Darkest, both of which are succulently sherried. It is fuller in flavor and more visceral, in both the nose and palate. These differences are subtle, but positive. Notes of lush fruit, raisin, pot-still rum, and Heath bars. Citrus and wood spices emerge, along with burning peat embers that linger on the finish. Nicely done. Score: 90 (John Hansell, www.maltadvocate.com, March/April 2007) |
Price |
$ 79.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 2, 2010 |
Cases bought |
159 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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