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[rvh]

usch då.. så illa. men men nu är snart ordningen återställd

Yepp! Idag drar vi som av någon anledning missade att vara på forumet igår igång igen var så lugna

[Per Eriksson]

Tja,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

kolla in bilden .

Nästan exakt som det skall vara under en forumträff.

Det borde ha vart 0 personer. Du skulle ha vart med du också.

[Benke Olsson]

Nästan exakt som det skall vara under en forumträff.

Det borde ha vart 0 personer. Du skulle ha vart med du också.

Hade jag inte haft förhinder hade jag oxå varit där, var så säker.

[Pontus]

Jag tar nog med mej SMWS 17.18, 24.66, 107.4, 37.16, 53.66, 3.61

dvs. Scapa, Macallan, Glenallachie, Cragganmore, Caol Ila och Bowmore.

Lite info om de flaskor jag hade med till träffen:

Cask No. 37.16 Cragganmore

The feudal superiors of this distillery are the Macpherson-Grants of Ballindalloch Castle. The pretty little distillery itself was built by John Smith, one of the leading distillers of his day, in 1869, and its make is now marketed as a ?classic malt?. This example shares only some of the characteristics of the proprietary bottling. From a refill hoggy, it is full gold in colour with a spirity and inaccessible nose, to start with; whiffs of acetone and spinach gradually giving way to saddle-soap and wet leather when diluted. The taste is reminsicent of caramelised onions and the finish is very slightly smoky.

Age: 12 Years % Alc: 60.7% Proof°: 106.2 Date Distilled: February 88 Outturn: 291 bottles

Cask No. 24.66 Macallan

A bottle from this distillery recently broke its own world record at auction - over £20,000. This example is much younger, but the sherry cask which matured it has done a good job, leaving a bright, light amber coloured whisky. The intitial nose is of solventy acetone, but happily this burns away to leave creamy rice pudding, white chocolate and bakewell tart. It coats the mouth well at cask strength, is warming and has some caramlised fruit flavours. With water it settles down to jam sponge cakes and unripe oranges. The palate at reduced strength offers caramel with maybe some raspberries and toasted oak. A good delicate example of this whisky which is well suited to summertime.

Age: 11 Years % Alc: 60.4% Proof°: 105.7 Date Distilled: May 1990 Outturn: 538 bottles

Cask No. 107.4 Glenallachie

The distillery stands on the slopes of Ben Rinnes behind Aberlour village. The American oak hogshead has given this example a fine amber colour and a mild malty nose-feel. Clean and rich for its age with whispers of herb and barley sugar. Water brings out oranges and roses, black pepper and heather-pollen sweetness. Unreduced, the flavour is mouthfilling, warming, clean and fresh but it dries out substantially with water like black, instant coffee or liquorice so be careful how much water you add.

Age: 10 Years % Alc: 62.2% Proof°: 108.9 Date Distilled: September 1989 Outturn: 330 bottles

Cask No. 53.66 Caol Ila

This modern looking distillery actually dates from 1846. It draws its water (considered the best on Islay) from Loch nam Ban (which Alfred Barnard called lake Torrabus). This is not one of the biggest we?ve had from this distillery but it is a gem. On the nose you have salt and pepper, boat varnish and bubble gum, vanilla crème brulee and roasted coffee. It is so coastal and exhilarating you could be rock-climbing on a sea-stack. The smoke is fairly muted but with water (and you can give it plenty) it has the salty smoke of boiled bacon. On the mouth it is sweet, fiery and fizzy ? quite a tongue-roaster though the fire can be tamed by adding water and letting it sit a while. Exciting.

Age: 13 Years % Alc: 58.7% Proof°: 102.7 Date Distilled: April 1990 Outturn: 327 bottles

Cask No. 3.70 Bowmore

From the distillery located in the island's capital,this is a fine example of the well-known Islay malt - especially in its flavour (the nose of the proprietory bottling is more perfumed, which is not to everyone's taste). Amber in colour and with a moderate bead, the nose at full strength has vanilla fudge and toffee in the foreground and lavender and violets behind, with only a hint of phenols (lint bandages or elastoplast). The flavour at this stage however, after a sweet start is pure coal scuttles and carbolic. Water sweetens the nose - mild fondant, Parma violets - but the flavour remains similar, adding some chewed pencil to the aftertaste. A classic of its kind.

Age: 12 Years % Alc: 56% Proof°: 98.1 Date Distilled: May 1989 Outturn: 312 bottles

Cask No. 4.79 Highland Park

An old friend from the most northern distillery, where, in the words of the English poet billeted there during the war "it b* rains all b* day in b* Orkney". Not true, but if it were, this bottle would be perfect compensation. A gorgeous deep amber in colour (could be second-fill sherry) and a glorious rich, fruity nose with dark dried fruits, tablet and Madeira. At first, water breaks it up somewhat, and a strong struck match note emerges for a time, with tablet, then toffee apples. As the matches fade, ripe red apples emerge. Tasted at natural strength it is smoky and slightly rubbery and tannic (classic sherry-wood), but with bags of fruit (it drinks well straight). At reduced strength it is mouth-coatingly smooth, fruity and sweet to start, then dry in the finish, with the smoke suppressed. Delightfully mature for its age, we would all have placed it as over 15!

Age: 12 Years % Alc: 12% Proof°: 101.5 Date Distilled: September 1988 Outturn: 622 bottles