Simply One of The Best Whiskies ever Bottled and an incredibly unique/complex example of Sherry Maturation. This Legendary Samaroli bottling is 1/2280 and is bottled at 59.6% ABV.
I had just poured myself an old Cadenhead's 1973 Glenury Royal and thought I have nothing decent to watch on RU-vid and then the whisky gods answered my prayers and this suddenly appeared in my Notifications. Thanks guys.
Great stuff! Early 70s Glen Garioch is so good - every one I have had has been spectacular. The dirty, farmyard peat distillery characteristics are sadly missed in the modern spirit.
Whisky and Cigar chat #5, Mike: "If it brings us this much happiness you cant put a price on that..." Thank you for sharing your gems with us. Legendary!
I just opened an old bottling of Benriach 12 46%abv bottled in 2011 and I like to think it has some old bottle effect going on 😂. It's really good though and was only $65.. on your side though guys that's Wow.. maybe a bit of fenugreek and marmite in there? Yum
I think that Umami comes from a combination of the yeast during fermentation and the reaction with a stellar cask. Your notes are spot on. That whole Asian Umami effect is just the epitome of sherried whisky masterpieces.
Do you guys think any modern whiskies can ever match what these historical masterpieces have accomplished? Like has any modern whisky reached a 96+ for you guys?
You guys mentioned bottle aging quite a bit in this video, I was under the impression whisky doesn't age at all in the bottle, only that it opens up when it's been opened and oxygen has hit it. Keen to hear your thoughts on this.
There is def some real magic that happens when a whisky stays in glass for 30+ years. The traditional aging your referring to only happens in the barrels but there is a mellowing/refining affect that happens with bottle aging.
I think bottles like this bring out how paxarette was an art form back then. An 8 yo whisky simply could not be that complex without paxarette. It's not merely the bottle aging.
You have a great point, they were masters of that, but there are superb modern day 8 year old whiskys and they will be opened 30 years from now and they will taste different and probably better than when consuming present day. Real question is how did this whisky taste right after it was bottled.
@@prestonw3878 Based on what Mikey and Narby said, I'm guessing it would have tasted dynamite even back in the day. Bottle aging can't accomplish what they have explained in their analysis of the profile and tasting notes. This one is a prime candidate for the fine art of paxarette and/or stave use. I'm fine with either of these things. I think that such things should be labeled as such, but if labeled what's the problem? Scotch should be sold with more detailed labeling anyhow, especially with the high end blends.
@@maltreviews correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a review for 40 Ans only. Assuming that 50 Ans is level up - I can't stop myself from grabing a bottle 🙂
