Glen Ord 28 yo (58.3%, OB, 2003)
Colour: pale gold. Nose: this is a wilder but also more brutal version of Glen Ord. More spirity, herbal, grassy at first nosing, much less rounded
and sexy than the rather recent official 30yo. Whiffs of mint… This one desperately needs water I think., let’s see… yes, it worked this time. Not
that it got completely transformed but we do have more roundness, a little liquorice, nice tannins, smoked tea, cake but also hints of ‘farminess’ (
wet hay and all that jazz)… Mouth (neat): closer to the Cadenhead now but more complex. We do have lots of caramel and vanilla as well as crystallised
fruits but also something herbal and waxy. An extra-dismension but the whole is very strong. Water please… It got really rounder and sweeter this time,
with more chocolate and apricot jam, honey… Finish: coherent, cereally and caramelly, with a little chamomile tea and gingerbread. Very good but if
there’s one worth your savings, it’s the 30 yo OB I think. 85 points.
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