Convalmore 32 Years Old Diageo Special Releases 2017 48.2 % 1984

Distillerie	Convalmore
Embouteilleur	OB
Serie	Diageo Special Releases 2017
Mise en bouteille pour
Date de distillation	1984
Date de mise en bouteille	2017
Pays	Écosse
Région	Speyside
Age	32
Cask Type	Refill American Oak Hogsheads
Numéro de fût
Alcohol percentage	48.2
Volume
État	dans son emballage d'origine
Étiquette	Parfait
Stock	0

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Serge Valentin (93)

Loved the previous ones, especially the 1977/2013 (WF 94!) The 1978/2003 Rare Malts was great too (WF 90). Colour: pale gold. Nose: the wonderful self-restraint and beauty of these old-school Speysiders that never saw any sherry or any newish oak. Superb beeswax, olive and sunflower oils, verbena tea, menthol cigarettes (mum’s Kools), then assorted slightly overripe garden fruits, certainly apples and timid pears, an old bottle of linseed oil, rubbed grapefruit skins, a spoonful of honeydew, some gum arabic, and just a touch of natural rubber. I find this splendid, and so beautifully elegant and complex at the same time! And so un-modern… Mouth: awe… The most superb combination of herbal teas and soft fruit juices, on a waxy base. Some fresh mint for sure, verbena again, a touch of wormwood, honeysuckle tea, some pink grapefruits bringing the fruity contribution, and finally, a little bit of paraffin, going towards beeswax but not totally so. After three minutes, a few drops of cough syrup are starting to drip over it (eucalyptus, with hints of camphor). Finish: Comments: could this baby be the best within the bunch this year? I haven’t tried the Port Ellen yet at time of writing, but what’s sure is that this superb Convalmore is a strong contender. To think that Diageo managed to come up with four thousand bottles just like that… This is highly impressive!

BOW (93)