I already reviewed our second latest club bottling months ago, right after the decision was made to bottle it. Back then there was a choice of four whiskies and this got top honours. My choice was very different from most other people so I wasn’t all that thrilled and decided not to buy a bottle. I did regret that a little bit, but that was just greed speaking.

I decided that when I could get a sample at Slijterij Zeewijck‘s Whisky & Rum aan Zee festival that I would sit down once more to do a more in depth tasting of this dram and try to stay objective as far as that is possible when doing a personal review of how something tastes.

Sniff:

Glentauchers 14 – Creative Whisky Company for Usquebaugh Society

Rather sharp on the nose with a slightly biting acidity. It makes me thing of green malt, but I’m not entirely sure why. Some over ripe apples as well.

Sip:
The palate stays fairy flat and the flavours I do get are mostly quite unpleasant. Also that acidity again with hints of barley that has been stored wet for several weeks. Sour fruit, milky and sharp.

Swallow:
The finish shows a sudden and unexpected hint of fruitcake with some bitter caramel, but doesn’t last long.

Apart from the sharpness there is not much to recommend about this dram. I can’t find anything I like except in the finish. That then, is very inconsistent and weird. Nope, this isn’t for me.

Glentauchers 14, Creative Whisky Company for the Usquebaugh Society,