/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Welp I've resisted Glendronach 18 for the last time. The Glenallachie 15 is great. feels more like a Highland than Glendronach 12 which I poured on Christmas before digging into the smorgasbord.

Nosing has a big nuttiness to it like roasted hazelnut. palate is nicely complex with the predominant notes being dark chocolate and orange and some wet wood and sweet tobacco. finish is moderate and still semi sweet. as you can to see I compared it to the 10 year old Cask Strength Batch 2 and Edradour 10 43%. The Edradour is barely comparable as its basically all bitter molasses and sulphur which reminds me of the taste of latex when the dentist goes fingering your gums. The 10 CS is relatively similar with the sweetness, but it aso stands apart with a herbal spicy bouquet that is nothing else than a big sticky Fraser fir during the holidays or what my niece calls "winter cinnamon" ;^)

No dice on the Springbank 10 or 15 probably. My options are basically Balvenie 15 Single Barrel Sherry, Glenfarclas 21/25, Compass Box Oak Cross + Alexander Murphy Bruichladdich 12 Cask Strength(2005)/Glen Oak 17(also Bruichladdich but 40 proof), Singnatory Vintage Ardmore 11 Bourbon after Islay + Arran Polt Finish or Singnatory Ardmore 11
+ Uisquebach Reserve + Evan William's 1783(90 proof) or Jim Black Black. bourbons strictly for taking to a NYE gathering so the more expendable the better. opinions/suggestions welcome.