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2011 TSMWTA五月份社團品飲 主題: Royal Brackla

 

1. Royal Brackla 10yo 40% OB

C: yellow

21 N: light, beautiful floral, sunflower, olive oil, then some ginger, fresh cream, a little grassy

19 T: light, ginger, powder, a little spicy, some medicine syrups at the end

21 F: short, more fruit comes up, melon water, ripe tangerine, a little bitterness of tangerine peels at the end

20 B: balanced, good for a 10yo basic bottle, good variant better for nosing, not any stress at all

 

2. Royal Brackla 10yo 2000/2010 45% Exclusive Range C#41 378Bts

C: yellow

20 N: some winery fruit, vinegar, rich cream, cherry cake, concentrated

19 T: medium, round and spicy, malty, sweet, some citrus comes up, very oil

19 F: medium, more citrus, lemonade, cream cake, some nutty at the end, bad cask influenced?

19 B: somehow, sticky and oil in palate, not very good extension, lack of variant

 

3. Royal Brackla 18yo 1993/2008 43% Sigv. Bourbon barrel C#6751 11/298Bts

C: yellow

20 N: sweet tangerine juice, citrus, vanilla, a little popcorn, barley sugar

20 T: light, citrus, tangerine, still powder, winery cherry, lemonade

19 F: short, fresh tangerine juice, honey apple, toffee, some cinnamons at the end

19 B: balanced, no stress, smooth, but lack of character

 

4. Royal Brackla 17yo 1991/2009 46% G&M Connoisseurs choice Refill sherry cask

C: yellow

20 N: beautiful floral, olive oil, ginger, vanilla, fresh cream, lightly sherry, green apple, diffused loosely

21 T: light -> medium, medicine powder, a little winery, powder, creamy, oil

20 F: medium, some sodium, soy oil comes up, cherry, citrus, some elegant sherry at the end. more cream, tangerine comes up, still active and variant

19 B: somehow, better for nosing

 

5. Royal Brackla 9yo 1998/2008 61% SMWS 55.18

C: light yellow

18 N: new spirit, powder, spices, obviously ALC, some green apple peels

18 T: short, medicine powder, good impact, some cream, very oil, sweet and clean

19 F: short, some mint, dill, fresh grass? Some toffee, candy at the end

18 B: still too young to drink, less variant and seems not matured yet than general bottle? No wonder it’s SMWS

 

6. Royal Brackla 17yo 1991/2008 53.6% MMcD Bourbon 113/234Bts

C: yellow, light amber

21 N: some strawberry, passion fruit, melon peels and fruit acid, followed by some stewed apple, hint of sodium

21 T: medium, sodium, sulphurs, stewed apple, some smoke, wood cask, good texture

21 F: medium, baked apple, walnut, cinnamons, fruity, hint of sulphurs at the end

21 B: good balanced, very interested, not very Brackla than others. However, good variant and complexes

 

7. Royal Brackla 24yo 1979/2003 58.7% Blck Oak C#5281 299/314Bts

C: yellow gold

22 N: ripe apple peels, melon peels, then some honey, toffee, vanilla, sugar cane, followed by some banana oil, straw, camembert cheese

23 T: medium, very good impact and texture, tangerine juice, toffee, apricot, cream, ripe apples, a little bitterness of orange peels at the middle of tongue

22 F: long, very long, orange peels (bitterness), citrus, apricot, baked almond, even some tropical fruits. More and more bitterness in finish

22 B: good balanced both for N & T, good extension and texture, still active and variant, very enjoyable. A 90+ bottle if less ALC comes up.

 

8. Royal Brackla 33yo 1976/2010 43% McklC C#6920 B#300

C: yellow

21 N: some cherry, figs, dry fruits comes up at first, then some raw wheat, cereal, green apple peels, still powder, vanilla, tender and elegant but lack of strength of an old one

20 T: medium, green asparagus, a little soybean, straw, tangerine peels, powder and liquorices, some ALC and a little bitterness comes up at the middle of tongue

19 F: medium, more powder (pill), finish in straw, liquorices, biscuit, cream, cereal, tangerine peels

20 B: balanced, but too weak for tasting, less variant, monotone at the end