Whisky-distilleries Tasting Sessions: Macduff, 23 years (Meadowside) (en)

jeudi 12 janvier 2012

Macduff, 23 years (Meadowside) (en)

A new bottler on the market ... Meadowside is a company whose Andrew Hart is the boss. This bottle has been provided by Aad van Zuylen, who is the importer of this range for the Netherlands. The price of this bottle is still very reasonable, givenhis age as it costs 65 euros. As is often the case, some loved the bottle, while others have less appreciated. However the difference between extreme scores (89and 77) is relatively small. This bottle received an average of 83.72 points and finished in fifth place.
Here are the notes extremes:

Savoureur

Appearance: Yellow gold
Nose: Medium intensity, alcohol well integrated, basket with ripe fruits, malty, refreshing (like Tiger Balm but less intense), light solvents (disappear while breathing), hints of caramelized almonds
Mouth: Soft attack, then getting stronger (-> medium intensity), alcohol very well integrated, fairly dry start on bitter almonds, becomes softer in the mid-palate, in the end of mouth the fruits takes over
Finish: Short to medium
With water: On the nose the fruityness is even more present, in the mouth less dry and the fruityness appears atthe mid-palate, one of the few whiskys that I prefer with a few drops of water
Conclusion: A whisky that plays on delicateness and complexity, nose and mouth in the same high quality, a little longer finish would have made the psychological breakthrough towards 90 points

Dagde

Colour: Golden.

Nose: Quite an expressive and enveloping roundness. It's delicious with hints of candied lemon, sweet melon well. We feel vegetal and orange in the background. character Vented notes vegetables arrive - fennel, zucchini -.

Taste: Watery, monolithic. A bitter citrus - orange sweet - binds to the tips malted assertive as you go. The palate is oily and less greedy than suggested by the nose. Not very complex, especially lack of originality greatly.

Finale: Short listing the candied orange. Hazelnut disappears faster. The tip aniseed knows a reminiscence.

In summary: We shall recognize a promising nose. The rest is boring. Mouth moderately successful on a mixture fall fairly calibrated. The short finish really does not help his business. Rather transparent.