A Weird Mix!

Instead of Dailuaine I'm doing another session of mixed whiskies today, some Irish, a new one, a blended malt and one unknown. Could there be some treats in this bag?










Black Bush NAS 40% Old Bushmills Irish

A very copper brown whisky, perhaps that's why the name. It smells sulphur, sherry, chopped onions, cucumber, vinegar, burnt. A wild one for an irish no doubt. The taste is light, orange liqueur and spirit. I must say I'd be better of without this one on my shelves. Okay, its a perfectly drinkable whisky, but without the sherried notes its just another lightweighter from Ireland. I know this is a step up from the original, but still, if you're not a sherry-freak this has little to offer.

Light 'n' easy: 3


Clontarf NAS 40% Reserve Irish

Another irish one, golden color. It smells rich, spicy, onions and tomatoes, lots of candies, plums, fruit notes, mints, a rich whisky. The taste is vanilla and bisquits, a very easy malt, on for the beginners. I'd call this one even to the lighter blends. It's really a whisky that would be perfect in an irish whisky or any of that kind, but as a single malt, it lacks quite a bot of power.

Even lighter, even easier: 3


Serendipity 12yo 40% OB Ardbeg/Glen Moray Vatting

A mix of older Ardbeg and younger Glen Moray. Could this one work out? It smells honeyed, creamy, rich, some ashes, caramel, melon, orange, nutty, cinnamon, more Glen Moray than Ardbeg so far. The taste is lightly peated but most like a spirity vodka, really, it hasn't got a lot to offer. A mixed whisky that hasn't brought out the best in either of the distilleries involved.

Just give me a straight ardbeg please, or even a Glen Moray: 2.5


Abhainn Dearg 3yo 46% OB

The youngest distillery (with whisky produced) in Scotland at the moment. Pale color, white wine. It smells spirity, raw and bitter, typical MOTR newmake. The taste is young and bitter, some hay and sawdust but overall its a very bitter experience. This is too young and spirity for me.

Raw young spirit!: 2


Myrmhor 16yo 56.1% The Whisky Connoisseur

Usually I'd put this in another session, but I can't find which distillery its from. Only thing I know is that its a single cask cask strength single malt whisky. A bit of fun then. It smells floral, biscuity. The taste is burnt, grassy, hay, very dry. Grassy, spirity and dry. I'm thankful I didn't get anything worse of this.

Extreme, but in a bad way, spirity and dry: 1.5



Next tasting: Dailuaine Distillery