Games of Thrones Tasting at Castle MacDonald 4/11/20

     Aly bought us a gift for Christmas 2019. Todd was purchasing a set and offered to get 2 if we wanted one. Of course! We waited a bit to taste some. We still haven't tasted them all. This is the first round:

​*Dalwhinnie Winter’s Frost  NAS 43% ABV
House of Stark
     -smelled citrus and floral
     -tasted citrus w/oak, some sugar cookie
     -w/water smelled sweet lemon
     -tasted lemon, went quickly to oak/pepper

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​*Singleton Glendullan Select NAS 40% ABV
House of Tully
     -smelled salty, apple pie
     -tasted green apple w/touch pepper/oak
     -w/water smelled candy/apple/Jolly Rancher
     -tasted lighter apples and oily
     -went quickly to oak!
I could almost taste rubber through the apple. 

​*Royal Lochnagar 12yr 40% ABV
House of Baratheon
     -smelled floral, citrusy, apple w/chocolate
     -tasted pastry/dough w/ very little pepper/oal
     -w/water smelled citrus and prune Danish
     -tasted slight citrus w/pepper/oak
     Water really didn’t open this up.

​*Talisker Select Reserve NAS 45.8% ABV
House of Greyjoy
     -smelled bacon/cooked meat
     -tasted peaty, sweet almost bourbon w/cherry
     -w/water smelled lemony w/tinge bacon/peat
     -tasted peppery citrus
     -trailed peppery oak