Phil & Simon Thompson 19 Years Old Sutherland 20th Anniversary Dornoch Castle Whisky Bar 53.2% 2000

Distillerie	Undisclosed Clynelish
Embouteilleur	Phil & Simon Thompson
Serie	Dornoch castle
Mise en bouteille pour	20th Anniversary Dornoch Castle Whisky Bar
Date de distillation	2000
Date de mise en bouteille	2020
Pays	Écosse
Région	Highlands
Age	19
Cask Type	x
Numéro de fût	X
Alcohol percentage	51.9
Volume
État	Parfait
Étiquette	Parfait
Stock	0

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Serge Valentin (87)

Well, last time I checked Tain was not quite in Sutherland, and neither was Wick. Which leaves us with Dornoch indeed or, alternatively, Brora. Right. Colour: white wine. Nose: relatively hot at first, both slightly ethanoly and acetic (pinot grigio – I know), but other aromas are soon to enter the dance, with first a wee touch of vanilla and coconut, then new Wellies, new inflatable dinghy (that’s the same, S.), paraffin, beeswax, fresh almonds, tangerines, inner tube, touches of sage and tarragon, barley, pumpernickel… How ‘idiosyncratic’ is all that? In truth and in my opinion, not much. With water: toasted bread, gingerbread, black tea, nutmeg. Mouth (neat): starts unusually bready and spicy, that’s the cask. What was it actually? Caraway, cumin, cloves, ginger… It’s not that that would overwhelm the spirit, not at all, but there… Then black olives, wax, roasted tea (ho-chi-cha or something like that), salt, ginger... I’d be curious to learn about what was in the cask before it was filled with the latest make. With water: even breadier, with more gingerbread, cinnamon rolls, focaccia… Finish: long, bready and spicy. Salty and peppery aftertaste. Comments: alright, we shall call this excellent baby Mr. Enigmatic. There should be no doubts, but… Hey isn’t there a Sutherland county in Australia too?

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