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====== Whiskys Écossais ====== | ====== Whiskys Écossais ====== | ||
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- | ===== Aberlour ===== | + | Everything underneath still needs sorting out properly |
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- | C'est sur les rives verdoyantes de la Lour et de la Spey que James Fleming installa sa distillerie en 1879. Leur eau pure est l'un des ingrédients essentiels des single malts aberlour. Également utilisée pour la production, elle est ensuite naturellement filtrée sur le site de la distillerie puis rendue purifiée à la nature. | + | |
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- | ==== 12 ans ==== | + | |
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- | | ::: |**Un Single Malt d' | + | |
- | | ::: |**Les notes de dégustation :**| | + | |
- | | ::: |**La robe** est d'une belle couleur ambrée, aux légers reflets or rubis.| | + | |
- | | ::: |**Le nez** est rond et doux, avec des notes de pommes rouges.| | + | |
- | | ::: |**Le palais** est marqué par l' | + | |
- | | ::: |**La finale** est chaude et intense, aux notes sucrées, avec un légère pointe d' | + | |
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- | === Infos === | + | |
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- | *Degré : 40% | + | |
- | *Note : Correct pour un produit industriel. Intéressant par son accord Iode en ouverture et beurré en finale. | + | |
- | *Avril 2020 | + | |
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- | ===== Benromach ===== | + | |
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- | ==== Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 10 years old ==== | + | |
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- | | ::: |Delicious forest fruits and creamy malt. A wisp of smoke and lingering, luscious sherry notes.| | + | |
- | | ::: |At Benromach small batches of whisky are distilled by hand using the finest barley malted with a touch of peat smoke.| | + | |
- | | ::: |Using the finest natural ingredients, | + | |
- | | ::: |Every cask is hand-filled, | + | |
- | | ::: |Why do we make it this way ? Because it creates a gorgeous classic Speyside character : beautifully balanced with a light touch of smoke.| | + | |
- | | ::: |Our distillers handcraft every drop of our single malt and judge each moment of the distillation by sound, smell and touch.| | + | |
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- | === Infos === | + | |
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- | *Degré : 43% | + | |
- | *Note : Un bon whisky ' | + | |
- | *Avril 2019 | + | |
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- | ==== Port Charlotte : Heavily Peated - 10 years old ==== | + | |
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- | //Version "10 ans" du Heavily Peated.// | + | |
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- | | ::: |We believe an " | + | |
- | | ::: |This 10-year-old Port Charlotte has been conceived, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay alone. We are a young team with deep-rooted values, and an ambition to make the ultimate " | + | |
- | | ::: |A whisky made by people, not software; a whisky watched over every day of its maturing life by those who made it; a whisky born of a community, of a vision, and a burning desire to kick-stat a single malt whisky revolution. This port charlotte 10-year-old is who we are. This is where we're from.| | + | |
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- | === Infos === | + | |
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- | *Degré : 50% | + | |
- | *Note : Très épicé. Bien tourbé. Whisky aux notes un peu de cuir, avec un finish qui tombe fort et raide en laissant les épices sur le palais. | + | |
- | *Octobre 2018 | + | |
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- | ===== Bunnahabhain ===== | + | |
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- | ==== Stiùireadair ==== | + | |
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- | | ::: |Son nom se prononce " | + | |
- | | ::: |"A complex malt with a rich sherry influence and aromas of fruit, nuts and spice" | + | |
- | | ::: |Il faut s' | + | |
- | | ::: |Bunnahabhain tranche avec la majorité des malts distillés dans l'île pour élaborer deux types de single malts : des single malts non tourbés au style fruité, épicé et marin, et des single malts tourbés aux accents gaéliques qui font écho aux whiskies d' | + | |
- | | ::: |Tous ses single malts sont embouteillés à 46.3° sans filtration à froid pour préserver toute leur corps plein, rond et puissant. Tantôt côté mer, tantôt côté terre avec la tourbe, du whisky Bunnahabhain émanent les parfums de l'île d' | + | |
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- | === Infos === | + | |
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- | *Degré : 46.3% | + | |
- | *Note : Riche et complexe. | + | |
- | *Janvier 2019 | + | |
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- | ===== Caol Ila ===== | + | |
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- | Distillerie sur l'ile d' | + | |
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- | ==== Moch ==== | + | |
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- | Gaellic word for ' | + | |
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- | === Infos === | + | |
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- | *Degré : 43% | + | |
- | *Décembre 2016 | + | |
===== Chivas Regal ===== | ===== Chivas Regal ===== | ||
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*Début 2020 | *Début 2020 | ||
- | ===== Laphroaig ===== | ||
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- | ==== Quarter Cask ==== | ||
- | | {{whisky: | + | ===== Loch Lomond ===== |
- | | ::: |Smaller, quarter casks were used before because they fitted on a pack horse. They offered up to 30% more contact between the oak and the liquid. | | + | |
- | | ::: |Still maturing whisky from Laphroaig' | + | |
- | | ::: |The finish is long and alternates between this sweetness and smoke.| | + | |
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- | *Degré : 48% | ||
- | *Note personnel : Excellent. Le meilleur des Laphroaig. Bon équilibre entre tourbe et fumée. Légèrement iodée et marin. Rocheux et écume. | ||
- | *Mai 2018 | ||
- | *Claim your own square foot on Islay Island : unique code is VRCNRK go to www.laphroaig.com/ | ||
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- | ==== 10 Years ==== | ||
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- | | ::: |Laphroaig (La-froyg) single malt Scotch whisky has always kept itself a bit remote, like the islanders of Islay themselves. A touche aloof at first, but make the effort, broach acquaintance, | ||
- | | ::: |Take it neat like a stalwart, or with a splash of soft water. Roll it around on your tongue. Release the pungent, earthy aroma of blue peat smoke, the sweet nuttiness of the barley, the delicate, heathery perfume of Isaly' | ||
- | | ::: |Close your eyes, and imagine the waves lapping Laphroaig, "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay".| | ||
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- | *Degré : 40% | ||
- | *Note : Fumé mais pas très complexe. Fidèle à Islay. Très répandu, se trouve facilement dans les bars & en supermarchés. | ||
- | *Mars 2020 | ||
- | *Unique plot code : 7c8082 | ||
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- | ===== Ledaig ===== | ||
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- | ==== Ten years old ==== | ||
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- | Sparks of spicy pepper with peaty smoke and vanilla malty creaminess, finishing in sweet vibrant liquorice and cloves with a lingering saltiness | ||
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- | *Degré : 43.6% | ||
- | *Note personel : Excellent. Iodée. Bien tourbé. Rond et chaud. Cuir et bois. | ||
- | *Mars 2017 | ||
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- | ===== Loch Lomond ===== | ||
==== Single Grain Scotch Whisky ==== | ==== Single Grain Scotch Whisky ==== | ||
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- | | ::: |This outstanding single grain whisky is distilled exclusively from malted barley in our unique continuous still.| | + | | ::: |This outstanding single grain whisky is distilled exclusively from malted barley in our unique continuous still. | |
- | | ::: |It is then carefully matured in the finest oak casks under the watchful eye of Micheal Henry, our master blender.| | + | | ::: |It is then carefully matured in the finest oak casks under the watchful eye of Micheal Henry, our master blender, to produce an elegant and full bodied single grain with the perfect harmony of flavour and aroma.| |
- | | ::: |The result is a single grain with the perfect | + | | ::: |The result is a distinctive background character of soft fruits and creamy vanilla, making this single grain exceptionally easy to mix or perfect |
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| ::: |One sip, and you're there; the tang of the sea sweeps over you like the spray from an Atlantic roller.| | | ::: |One sip, and you're there; the tang of the sea sweeps over you like the spray from an Atlantic roller.| | ||
| ::: |All that salt, all that smoke, all that peat yet at no stage does the whisky overwhelm. It's hearty nature is nicely balanced by a hint of vanilla and, perhaps a little unexpectedly, | | ::: |All that salt, all that smoke, all that peat yet at no stage does the whisky overwhelm. It's hearty nature is nicely balanced by a hint of vanilla and, perhaps a little unexpectedly, | ||
+ | | ::: |The distillery houses 4 distinct styles of still which can be combined to create a high quality range of whiskies. Exclusively made from malted barley in our smallest coffey still, this unique single grain has additional character and flavour.| | ||
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==== Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky ==== | ==== Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky ==== | ||
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+ | The free flowing river Spey meanders its way from hill to coast, through some of Scotland' | ||
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+ | With its sparkling clear waters, fertile farmland and mild climate, Speyside is a spiritual home for whisky making. McClelland' | ||
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- | | ::: |With its sparkling clear waters, fertile farmland and mild climate, Speyside is a spiritual home for whisky making. | + | | ::: |Rather like the Spey itself, glistening in the sunlight, the appearance of McClelland' |
- | | ::: |From the majestic heartland of Speyside comes the elegant single malt ; at once soft and complex, vibrant and rich.| | + | | ::: |On the nose, mint and a memory of Scots pine, drifting across the valley floor on a vibrant |
- | | ::: |A wonderful contradiction.| | + | | ::: |Take a sip, roll the dram around your palate and the chocolate melts into sweet nougat and nutty nuances of Brazil and hazel. And there, all the while, floral top notes swinging and swaying like a wild summer meadow.| |
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*Degré : 40% | *Degré : 40% | ||
- | *Note : Floral et relevé. Long en bouche. Peu tourbé (bruyère). Bon rapport qualité/ | + | *Note : Frais, doux mais relevé |
- | *Janvier 2020 | + | *Première dégustation en Janvier 2020 |
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*Note personnel : Un peu plus décevant. Légèrement fruité. | *Note personnel : Un peu plus décevant. Légèrement fruité. | ||
*Mai 2017 | *Mai 2017 | ||
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+ | ===== Hankey Bannister ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Blended Scotch Whisky ==== | ||
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+ | This recipe is an inspired recreation of an original bottling of Hankey Bannister Scotch Whisky, made between 1924 and 1928 and re-discovered, | ||
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+ | | ::: |Society figures and suppliers of fine wines and spirits beaumont Hankey and Hugh Bannister were inspired to create a superior whisky for their illustrious clintèle, among them the prince regent, William IV and George V. The blend became known in society for its fine mellow character and excellence..| | ||
+ | | ::: |**Appearance :** Golden amber.| | ||
+ | | ::: |**Nose :** Sweet smoke, with traces of burnt orange and green apple, spicy with hints of vanilla and caramel| | ||
+ | | ::: |**Taste :** Full bodied with hints of honey and butterscotch, | ||
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+ | === Infos === | ||
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+ | *Degré : 46% | ||
+ | *Note personnel : Peu tourbé, un peu iodé, fin en bouche avec une note de fumé. Bon rapport qualité/ | ||
+ | *Avril 2021 | ||
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