1974 Invergordon Single Grain Whisky (45 years old) ( 知天命系列)

This dry whisky has medium gold colour. On nose it has quite intense aromas of honey, cinnamon, ginger, grain and touch of smoke and hay. Water dilutes everything. Medium acidity and full bodied with medium integrated alcohol. The flavour intensity is at quite high with flavours of honey, ginger, cinnamon and grain, touch of smoke too. Over medium length with ginger honey finish. (92) Smooth but consistent grainy.


Tasted on 9 April 2020

 

香料味很好的，酒力亦算強， 酒味的強度不及酒香，而且味道頗一致。口感醇厚，餘韻亦算合格，不錯的酒。這酒是單一穀物的，整體造得很工整，不愛麥芽的人會幾喜歡。

1988 30 years old Blended Malt Whisky (知天命系列 Macallan Spoon Cask)

A dry whisky with medium gold colour and quite pronounced noses of honey, citrus peel, sweet malt, ginger and trace of seaweed and peat. Water brings out floral notes. It is dry with medium acidity, medium integrated alcohol and full bodied. The palate has medium plus intensity with honey and smoky peat type flavours. Fairly long length with smoky and honey finish. (92) Smooth but a bit straight forward on palate.


Tasted on 9 April 2020

 

酒香很好，香氣範圍廣泛，有一定強度，很正路的麥卡倫風格。 奇怪的是，酒在口中的表現有點簡單，餘韻算長。這酒聞比喝好得多了。但不像咁0年的老機麥。

 

Kavalan Oloroso Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky (知天命系列)

This dry whisky has deep intensity mahogany colour. On nose it gives quite intense aromas of raisin, dates, smoke, toasted seaweed and trace of maple syrup. Water enhances raisin sweetness but reduce others. Dry with medium acidity, medium alcohol and quite full bodied. On palate it has over medium intensity flavours of raisin, smoke, seaweed and touch of raw almond. Fairly long length of raisin finsih. (93) A bit over extraction and too oloroso.



Tasted on 9 April 2020

 這支酒有着很重的口味，重得來似乎有點過火，雪利桶的表現 蓋過整支酒的表現，酒力強勁， 餘韻算長，酒的複雜性在口中不及酒香，整體濃濃的，重口味的作品。