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Three 21 years old whiskies for the End of the World

By Miguel in Tasting , The Balvenie , Glen Garioch , Glencadam

What better way of celebrating that the Mayans were wrong that with three fantastic 21 years old whiskies tasted the very same December, 21st.

Yep, I am slow blogging… but real life is so demanding.

A Balvenie, a Glencadam, a Glen Garioch and a great surprise.

I bought this surprise dram from Master of Malt and stored it on the samples’ box… I checked the price of the full bottle and it was a bit more expensive of what my budget allowed so I decided to skip it. A real mistake after I have tasted it.

Balvenie 21 years old Portwood

“Not bad but Balvenie can do a much better whisky than this Portwood”

90
Balvenie 21 year Portwood
An additional period of maturation in 30 year-old Port pipes has given this aged Balvenie an extra level of depth and concentration of flavour, adding potent fruit and smoke notes to the silky-smooth full-bodied palate. Rich, indulgent, after-dinner Speyside at it's best.

This dram has a cooper-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. honey, malt, fruity, citrus, spices.

Palate (89): smooth, oily. honey, spices, floral, citrus, cake.

Finish (89): average. honey, spices, cinnamon, ginger.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Balvenie 21 year Portwood with 90 points over 100.

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Glencadam 21 years old

“Nice Glencadam on the spicy side of whisky. Really, lots of spices in this one”

89
Glencadam 21 Year Old Highland Single Malt Whisky
70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling - A 21yo has been added to Glencadam's rapidly-growing range. Attractively packaged and bottled at a good drinking strength of 46%, this is a distillery of great potential and definitely one to watch.

This dram has a gold-like color.

Nose (89): average. honey, floral, malt, spices, pepper, vanilla.

Palate (89): powerful, oily. honey, spices, pepper, wood, floral, citrus, marshmallows.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, wood, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glencadam 21 Year Old Highland Single Malt Whisky with 89 points over 100.

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Glen Garioch 21 years old Single Cask

“Vanilla marvel! Very interesting whisky with a wee of smoke”

91
Glen Garioch 21 Year Old Single Cask (Master of Malt)

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. honey, vanilla, toffee, malt, cheese. Lovely

Palate (91): powerful, oily. honey, wood, fruits, floral, citrus, malt, spices, smoke.

Finish (91): longer than average. honey, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Glen Garioch 21 Year Old Single Cask (Master of Malt) with 91 points over 100.

Lost Distilleries Blend

“This is how old whiskies use to taste. Lots of old grain whisky inside this awesome dram”

91
The Lost Distilleries Blend

This dram has a mahogany-like color.

Nose (92): more than average. candies, spices, vanilla, cinnamon, honey. Tasty old stuff here. Smells like a marvelous old rum

Palate (91): powerful, oily. honey, molasses, spices, cinnamon, ginger, citrus, wood, pepper.

Finish (91): longer than average. honey, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this The Lost Distilleries Blend with 91 points over 100.

Miguel says…

This Lost Distilleries blend, you can buy the a bottle of the second batch from them now, is a blended whisky created by Master of Malt using only very old malt and grain whiskies from lost distilleries. Marketing buzz? Nah, don’t make the same mistake I did…

It is a real pity for the other three that this great dram eclipses them. But both Glen Garioch and Balvenie are very nice whiskies.

Just curious, do you have a whisky budget? How much have you spent on a whisky bottle? I find myself very hard to self-justify spending more than £100 on a whisky bottle.



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