Tag Archives: Duncan Taylor
BTC sample 17 – Clynelish 1982, 53.7%
The penultimate sample in the competition. All chances of winning are long gone but that is nothing I didn’t expect. I like to taste whisky and I can remember drams by description. Remembering by taste is something I find really … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Clynelish, Duncan Taylor, Inchgower, Malts of Scotland, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC sample 13 – Glenlossie 19, 51.2%
Well, my ranking took another Stuka worthy nose dive down, but it’s all about the fun, right? Sniff: A whiff of smoke at first, but after that’s gone it doesn’t come back. Grass, lightly perfumed with lemon and daffodil, dandelion, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arran, Blind Tasting Competition, Duncan Taylor, Glenlossie, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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BTC sample 9 – Caperdonich 37, 51.4%
Finding out I had been sipping a Caperdonich made me scratch my head a little bit. I could have been more wrong, but not by much (I guessed Speyside correctly). This now defunct and demolished distillery has produced some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Tasting Competition, Caperdonich, Cardhu, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, Usquebaugh Society
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Caperdonich 1972-2010 – Duncan Taylor
And a third Caperdonich 1972. Life’s tough! Fulco, one of the guys from the Usquebaugh Society and a steady co-host of the regional tastings brought me a sample of this one. I didn’t mind at all! Nose: Sweet and woody … Continue reading
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