Our annual Burns Night was at Drew and Rebecca's house with raunchy poetry, haggis, great food and some nice whisky. Todd was also not bitten by the dog, which is becoming tradition in itself. Bottles for the Living Cask were exchanged and we had ourselves a nice evening again. Thank you Rebecca and Drew for hosting!
*Longmorn 16yr 48% ABv
-smelled caramel/toffee with oak
-tasted toffee/shortbread and trailed pepper quick!
-faint floral smell as well
-with water smelled floral with slight oak
-tasted syrupy, almost cough syrup
-went quickly to bitter pepper
-added more water - less bitter oak with a little sweet
Water turned this bitter.
*Laphroaig Triple Wood 48% ABV
-smelled leathery oak like boots or a holster
-after a few minutes there was slight cinnamon
-tasted cinnamon at first with band aid/alcohol
-trailed to oak, sweet aftertaste then to cherry syrup
-with water smelled leather and cinnamon
-tasted very peaty!! and trailed quickly
Water doesn't ruin this. It killed the sweetness,
-smelled caramel/toffee with oak
-tasted toffee/shortbread and trailed pepper quick!
-faint floral smell as well
-with water smelled floral with slight oak
-tasted syrupy, almost cough syrup
-went quickly to bitter pepper
-added more water - less bitter oak with a little sweet
Water turned this bitter.
*Laphroaig Triple Wood 48% ABV
-smelled leathery oak like boots or a holster
-after a few minutes there was slight cinnamon
-tasted cinnamon at first with band aid/alcohol
-trailed to oak, sweet aftertaste then to cherry syrup
-with water smelled leather and cinnamon
-tasted very peaty!! and trailed quickly
Water doesn't ruin this. It killed the sweetness,