St Magdalene 19 år, Rare Malts

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St Magdalene 19 år, 1979-1998
St Magdalene lades ner 1983.

70 centiliter , 63,8 %, Rare Malts

Inköpt 2006-03-09 för SEK 1176 = 16,80 kr/cl. Öppnad 2006-09-26, Tömd 2007-08-24

SB-nr: finns ej Jim Murray poäng (2005): 87 (19-23-23-22)

Mina kommentarer:
St Magdalene kan vara en underbar whisky. Denna Rare Malts tappning är väl den allra bästa. Min poäng: 90 p

Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs: Jim Murray tasting notes:

And then I invited my guests to select a bottle from my reserve stock themselves. After some rummaging, Michael pulled out the bottle of Saint Magdalene 19yo 1979/1998 (63.8%, UDRM). Personally, I wouldn't have picked a cask strength malt this early in the session, but Michael's selection proved to be an excellent choice, even though it was a Lowland.
Nose: Ooohah! The richest and most powerful Lowlander I ever smelled. What a nose!
Apricots. Oak. Complexity and harmony. A lot of development as well. A rainbow of fragrances. Strangely enough, no apparent alcohol at this strength.
The nose was so great that didn't want to risk damaging it by water. But then again, 63,8% is a little too much to drink straight. The few drops I poured on my tongue were just too strong. I poured half of my glass into a second glass and diluted it to about 50% to compare it with the undiluted version. It got more citrus in the nose, with whiffs of chloride and spiritus. This is strange, because these 'alcoholic' notes weren't there at cask strength. But the nose is still very complex at this strength.
Taste: The taste was sweet and sherried, with a long malty burn developing into a surprisingly peaty finish. Is this a Lowlander??? Further dilution to about 30% (I slipped) brought the spiritus to the front of the nose again. Taste was still very good, with much more obvious sweetness now, developing into peaty dryness.
Score: 95 pointsOh boy; even on this bad nose day it's safe to classify the St. Magdalene as an amazing discovery! Michael Jackson only rates it at 87 points, but I think we all felt this bottle deserved a score well into the 90's. We agreed we might have already found the winner of the evening. Preliminary rating: *****. Of course, I will have to have more sessions before I can give it a final rating. Sadly, the distillery is now closed and has been largely converted into apartment buildings. Marlou remarked that the inhabitants of those apartments should have a guilty conscience for depriving the world of such a wonderful malt. Quite outstanding Lowland malt. As good as this distillery gets.


St Magdalene 19 år, 1979-1998 St Magdalene lades ner 1983.	70 centiliter , 63,8 %, Rare Malts
Inköpt 2006-03-09 för SEK 1176 = 16,80 kr/cl.	Öppnad 2006-09-26, Tömd 2007-08-24
SB-nr: finns ej	Jim Murray poäng (2005): 87 (19-23-23-22)
Mina kommentarer: St Magdalene kan vara en underbar whisky. Denna Rare Malts tappning är väl den allra bästa.	Min poäng: 90 p
Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs:	Jim Murray tasting notes:
And then I invited my guests to select a bottle from my reserve stock themselves. After some rummaging, Michael pulled out the bottle of Saint Magdalene 19yo 1979/1998 (63.8%, UDRM). Personally, I wouldn't have picked a cask strength malt this early in the session, but Michael's selection proved to be an excellent choice, even though it was a Lowland. Nose: Ooohah! The richest and most powerful Lowlander I ever smelled. What a nose! Apricots. Oak. Complexity and harmony. A lot of development as well. A rainbow of fragrances. Strangely enough, no apparent alcohol at this strength. The nose was so great that didn't want to risk damaging it by water. But then again, 63,8% is a little too much to drink straight. The few drops I poured on my tongue were just too strong. I poured half of my glass into a second glass and diluted it to about 50% to compare it with the undiluted version. It got more citrus in the nose, with whiffs of chloride and spiritus. This is strange, because these 'alcoholic' notes weren't there at cask strength. But the nose is still very complex at this strength. Taste: The taste was sweet and sherried, with a long malty burn developing into a surprisingly peaty finish. Is this a Lowlander??? Further dilution to about 30% (I slipped) brought the spiritus to the front of the nose again. Taste was still very good, with much more obvious sweetness now, developing into peaty dryness. Score: 95 pointsOh boy; even on this bad nose day it's safe to classify the St. Magdalene as an amazing discovery! Michael Jackson only rates it at 87 points, but I think we all felt this bottle deserved a score well into the 90's. We agreed we might have already found the winner of the evening. Preliminary rating: *****. Of course, I will have to have more sessions before I can give it a final rating. Sadly, the distillery is now closed and has been largely converted into apartment buildings. Marlou remarked that the inhabitants of those apartments should have a guilty conscience for depriving the world of such a wonderful malt.	Quite outstanding Lowland malt. As good as this distillery gets.