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| Hi, this is one of our (almost) daily tastings. Santé! |
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September 1, 2021 |
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Summer Duets
Two slightly Plebeian Royal Brackla |
| Two young little Bracklas that were virtually alone in their boxes… Time to try them… |
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Royal Brackla 10 yo 2007/2017 (59.4%, Distiller's Art for S.Y.C. Vino & Cigar Company, refill hogshead, 313 bottles) 
Another Taiwanese bottling with some pretty idiosyncratic artwork. Colour: very pale white wine. Nose: really raw, rustic, close to the ground so to speak, with a lot of chalk, tart green pears, flints, lambswool and probably whiffs of washing powder. Green pepper and green tea. Rustic indeed but that's not something that tend to dislike. With water: a little easier, with cherries and plums, leaves, a touch of rubber, yoghurt, more chalk… Mouth (neat): really tough and austere, with tons of chalk, green pepper, sour leaves, the greenest apples… With water: there, many more fruits, melons, peaches, greengages, gooseberries… Now the core remains hot and rather raw. It was some very refill wood, apparently. Finish: long, very chalky and peppery. Rather lemon zests at the fruit section. Very grassy and lemony aftertaste. Comments: a little challenging perhaps, this the exact opposite of a smooth and mellow malt whisky. Has its charms.
SGP:371 - 80 points. |
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Royal Brackla 12 yo 2006/2018 (48.8%, Valinch & Mallet, bourbon hogshead, 352 bottles) 
Once again we're very late. Colour: white wine. Nose: rather similar, just a tad gentler, a touch more on baker's yeast, with a wee medicinal side (bandages) and rather plaster than chalk. Summer rain, lemon zest, angelica. Mouth: this medicinal side once again (eucalyptus) with some chalk, touch of rubber, lemons, a funny hint of tequila, maybe, liquorice wood… Certainly more approachable than the 2007. Finish: rather long, with an earthy/lemony character that's pretty pleasant. A hint of lavender (sweets) and thyme (tea). Comments: a very good drop, provided you like them, err, a little rustic indeed.
SGP:471 - 83 points. |
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