I enjoyed your review. I think you will find that when comparing peated Single Malt whisky matured in Ex-Bourbon barrels, the younger it is, the more pronounced the peat is and the less pronounced the yellow fruits are. For instance comparing: Caol Ila 12 - Peat dominant Islay seaweed but yellow fruits are astringent towards lemons. Caol Ila 18 - Soft yellow fruits like apples, honeydew melon, banana and pineapple with peat present but in the background. Caol Ila 25 - Old dry yellow fruits with no noticeable peat. I recently bought the Old Particular 12 Year Old and was interested to listen to someone else's opinion. I was frankly blown away by this. Mild peat, malted barley and heather in the field, heather honey, rich yellow fruits. The cask number does indicate Orkney's Highland Park but the tasting notes of this 12 YO are remarkably similar to the wonderful Scapa 14, which I still have in my collection even though it has been discontinued now for many years.
John I have to say that for whatever reason the bottle label is a real eye catcher as are the tins. Wish I could afford to have them on my whiskey shelfs. Beautiful stuff.
That 21 does sound nice. I've only seen Old Particular at 48.4%. Age and ABV does matter. I have an unnamed 14 year old Orkney from Signatory at 46% matured in a refill butt. Truly lovely. And from the unchillfiltered collection it was well under $100 and I really was happy to find a HP with some mild sherry. For the same $110 I have a Dimensions 10 year HP at 54%. It's a vatting of bourbon barrels for sure but needs more age for over $100.
Greetings Jack, 48.4% seems common but I do have couple cask strengths and other variable abvâs with them which shows to me they are not cookie cutter and dial in the abv to suit the bottling. Signatory does great stuff as wellâĶ that sherry refill sounds right up my street for sure. Never heard of Dimensions but your bottle sounds great as well. Cheers ðĨ
@@justwhisky Dimensions is a Duncan Taylor brand. This is a vatting of what looks like bourbon barrels. They give the dates of distillation and bottling on the label but not the oak type. Any independent Highland Park is probably worth trying. I've been eyeing one of the burlap sack official single cask releases but they get very pricey. $250 for a 15 year old.
I'm halfway through a Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Cask Laphroaig 10 yo (53.4%). No chill filtration and natural color...just lovely! One of 261 bottles. Maybe even paler than an Ardbeg Ten--wait, a Laphroaig that pale? Indeed. Big, bold, with a bit more focus on the distillate. Great nose, wonderful development, satisfying finish. Minor issue: comes in a 700 mL bottle. Bigger issue: no longer available. By the way, I definitely write down neck-pour notes in my reviews; I just don't draw firm conclusions. Glad you showcased these Old Particulars. From my lone experience, I'm a fan!
Greetings Andy, Wow that Laphroaig sounds like a banger! I thought Indieâs went under the Williamson banner? Refreshing to find someone else who appreciates the neck pour. More Old Particularâs on the way. Cheers ðĨ
At a local store (van Baal Drankenhandel in Geitenkamp, Arnhem) i saw a 20yo cask strength tobermory at that same proof, supposedly still in stock, for a little over 100 euros. Of course these releases vary but i found hardly anything about that particular bottle. I think i might roll the dice on it after seeing this review! I enjoyed your insights and will be subscribing.
I enjoyed your review.
I think you will find that when comparing peated Single Malt whisky matured in Ex-Bourbon barrels, the younger it is, the more pronounced the peat is and the less pronounced the yellow fruits are. For instance comparing:
Caol Ila 12 - Peat dominant Islay seaweed but yellow fruits are astringent towards lemons.
Caol Ila 18 - Soft yellow fruits like apples, honeydew melon, banana and pineapple with peat present but in the background.
Caol Ila 25 - Old dry yellow fruits with no noticeable peat.
I recently bought the Old Particular 12 Year Old and was interested to listen to someone else's opinion.
I was frankly blown away by this. Mild peat, malted barley and heather in the field, heather honey, rich yellow fruits.
The cask number does indicate Orkney's Highland Park but the tasting notes of this 12 YO are remarkably similar to the wonderful Scapa 14, which I still have in my collection even though it has been discontinued now for many years.
Agree accurate analysis on aging peatâĶ
This 12 year is an absolute delight and interesting comparison to Scapa14 which Iâve never had.
Cheers ðĨ
John I have to say that for whatever reason the bottle label is a real eye catcher as are the tins. Wish I could afford to have them on my whiskey shelfs. Beautiful stuff.
AgreeâĶ very well presented.
Cheers ðĨ
That 21 does sound nice. I've only seen Old Particular at 48.4%. Age and ABV does matter.
I have an unnamed 14 year old Orkney from Signatory at 46% matured in a refill butt. Truly lovely. And from the unchillfiltered collection it was well under $100 and I really was happy to find a HP with some mild sherry.
For the same $110 I have a Dimensions 10 year HP at 54%. It's a vatting of bourbon barrels for sure but needs more age for over $100.
Greetings Jack,
48.4% seems common but I do have couple cask strengths and other variable abvâs with them which shows to me they are not cookie cutter and dial in the abv to suit the bottling.
Signatory does great stuff as wellâĶ that sherry refill sounds right up my street for sure.
Never heard of Dimensions but your bottle sounds great as well.
Cheers ðĨ
@@justwhisky Dimensions is a Duncan Taylor brand. This is a vatting of what looks like bourbon barrels. They give the dates of distillation and bottling on the label but not the oak type.
Any independent Highland Park is probably worth trying. I've been eyeing one of the burlap sack official single cask releases but they get very pricey. $250 for a 15 year old.
Thanks for reviewing these whiskies, I have not had either one. I have had some really good IB Highland Park bottles over the years. Cheers!
Greetings Rob! Hopefully someday get to try their HP 18
Travel retail @ 46%
Cheers ðĨ
I'm halfway through a Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Cask Laphroaig 10 yo (53.4%). No chill filtration and natural color...just lovely! One of 261 bottles. Maybe even paler than an Ardbeg Ten--wait, a Laphroaig that pale? Indeed. Big, bold, with a bit more focus on the distillate. Great nose, wonderful development, satisfying finish. Minor issue: comes in a 700 mL bottle. Bigger issue: no longer available.
By the way, I definitely write down neck-pour notes in my reviews; I just don't draw firm conclusions.
Glad you showcased these Old Particulars. From my lone experience, I'm a fan!
Greetings Andy,
Wow that Laphroaig sounds like a banger! I thought Indieâs went under the Williamson banner?
Refreshing to find someone else who appreciates the neck pour.
More Old Particularâs on the way.
Cheers ðĨ
At a local store (van Baal Drankenhandel in Geitenkamp, Arnhem) i saw a 20yo cask strength tobermory at that same proof, supposedly still in stock, for a little over 100 euros. Of course these releases vary but i found hardly anything about that particular bottle.
I think i might roll the dice on it after seeing this review! I enjoyed your insights and will be subscribing.
Iâm a big fan of Tobermory and that sounds like a fantastic price.
Cheers ðĨ
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