Inverleven 30yo 1977-2007 49.2% Signatory Vintage cask# 3603/3604 btl.64/279
Inverleven never were a widely recognized distillery, but again, it were rarely bottled at this age and strength. The nose is kind of perfumy but coastal, salty and rosy, hard to describe but it tells a lot.Give it some time and it becomes a bit mineral. The taste is peppery, a bit sweet, some vanilla, cedarwood, a bit like Springbank Claret. The aftertaste is a bit nippy, and burns quite a lot. I do enjoy it, but it seems far younger and less sophisticated than its age should predict.
No favourite of mine, but better than previous versions: 4.5
Inverleven 17yo 1990-2007 40% Gordon & Macphail
An almost transparent whisky makes me think of bourbonmaturation. Strange odor, minty, oaky, sulfur, and a touch of cinnamon. It tickles on the tip of the tounge, with liquorice, vanilla and honey. No aftertaste.
balanced, but very tamed: 5
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