Amrut NAS 2006 63.8% OB Peated
A peated indian whisky, I wonder if there's any vast differences between british peat and indian peat? There might be considering humidity, temperature and all that jazz. I reckon this was distilled in 2006 since that's the only vintage stated on label, which in that case makes it a very dark whisky for its young age. It smells lovely, some sweet strawberry sherry notes, moreso than peat or alcohol. The taste on the other hand is also sweet at first, but just for half a hundred of a second before the peat and massive alcohol bites. Needs water! It's another, not so pronounced peaty taste along with some tame champagne notes and a bit tarry stuff. A weird malt. As far as I'm concerned peat works best on Islay/Islands although some Highlanders and a certain Campbeltown distillery pulls it off. India? No...
Madonna doing Back In Black doesn't make it a bad song, but still: 4
The Tyrconnell NAS 40% OB
Next up on this vertical of whiskies off the beaten path is this Irish standard whisky from Cooley distillery. This one smells a bit citrussy, not bad, it's hard to taste these NAS "foreigners" without being just a little judgemental. The taste is somewhat citrussy, bitter lemon, but once again far too bland for my palate. The aftertaste is just peppery, one-dimensional, but lifts the rather boring overall impression just a bit.
I'd rather just have a regular Connemara: 2.5
Swn Y Mor NAS 40% Blended
Honest mistake, when I bought this I thought it was a welsh malt whisky, but I've since learned that Swn Y Mor started as a blend but has later been produced as a single. So this is sort of first edition, perhaps could be worth something years from now? Who cares, definately not me! Pale straw colour, smells grassy, sweet and light. The taste is zesty and bitter, I usually don't use water in Blends, but this is just a bit too mean. No, this just doesn't get any better, no aftertaste worth mentioning here.
This stuff is way too bitter, tonic stuff?: 1.5
Sikkim Old Gold Himalayan Single Malt 40% OB(?)
Okay, this is totally unfamiliar terrain for me, and I've never heard of it actually. On the bottle it says it comes from Himalaya's Dreams in Schönberg, Germany, the sole importer of Sikkim to Europe. Not a widespread whisky then, to say the least. Smells very light, actually a bit like cheap calvados, or vodka. The taste is sweet and light, sugar notes, nothing more, no aftertaste at all. It's drinkable, but not for the connoisseur. No maltiness, nothing close to scotch whisky.
Childrens booze: 2.5
Redbreast 12yo 40% OB
Well, on a trip yesterday to denmark I had a visit to a local run-down shabby to the max pub in the dirty port town of Hirtshals. They had two different single malts on their shelves, one irish and one scotch. This one smells rustic and fruity, choriander and oregano. Extremely light, just a bit too light to take seriously, like a tripple distilled Tamnavulin, Glengoyne or Highland Park. The label states it's a unique whisky. I'm not that sure.
whisky stock?: 4.5
Connemara NAS 57.9% OB CS Peated
I've had many a disappointment with irish whiskeys, as I many times find them a bit dull, but let's give this one a try. Soft nose, liquorice, very young I guess. Weird little dram, as I can't find any notes of peat at all on the nose. On the other hand, in the tasting the peat overshadows everything else. I'm not sure I follow the idea of combining tripple distillation and much peat. Anyway, no alcohol taste or aftertaste in this one, only peat.
A peat massacre: 4
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