Not A Nice Person
Pink.
So . . . about the Solstice . . . well . . . it's like this:
Which let our ancestors do really cool shit like this:
What? :whistling:
Oh, okay, I'm really talking about THIS:
Not shite like THIS! :laugh:
So glad we could clear that up! :sign:
Seriously, while I've mentioned many times that Glendronach Revival is my favorite Scotch, Benriach is actually my favorite distillery . . . they do a lot of distinctive, unusual caskings that all seem to tend toward big, mouthfilling explosions of flavor. I like the cut of their jib! :thumbs:
Now, people sometimes tend to favor either Islay or Speyside; either you like peat or you like sherry casks. I like both, but I'm definitely a Speyside guy, so when I noticed there were suddenly (it seemed) a lot of Scotches on the shelves with BOTH, the first thing that came to mind was imagining a half and half dram of Laphroiag and Glendronach. ???
But I was still kind of curious, and then this expression came across my radar, and I thought, well, if anybody can pull that off, Benriach can. It didn't hurt that it was port casked instead of the usual sherry, either, or that it was 17 years old, or that it was 100 proof . . . and AVB was kind enough to track it down for me on the last Scotch buy.
So here I am, drinking Solstice on the solstice . . .
Ray, I'm going to need more. :love:
Anyway, review time . . . extraordinary would not be excessive praise here. This is really, really, just ridiculously tasty Scotch. A brilliant jewel-toned blood amber in color, with a nose of spiced pears and a thick but more syrupy than oily mouthfeel, it opens with a heady blast of deep, earthy peat and rich smoke with undertones of char, followed by round, ruby fruit tones like apple and dried cherry on the swirl, and a long, smoky/salty finish.
Like I said . . . Benriach does BIG flavors. This is huge even by their standards, but balanced and smooth, with a 100 proof backbone giving it fire.
A fine, fine ending to the longest day of the year. Find one if you can.
~Boar
Which let our ancestors do really cool shit like this:
What? :whistling:
Oh, okay, I'm really talking about THIS:
Not shite like THIS! :laugh:
So glad we could clear that up! :sign:
Seriously, while I've mentioned many times that Glendronach Revival is my favorite Scotch, Benriach is actually my favorite distillery . . . they do a lot of distinctive, unusual caskings that all seem to tend toward big, mouthfilling explosions of flavor. I like the cut of their jib! :thumbs:
Now, people sometimes tend to favor either Islay or Speyside; either you like peat or you like sherry casks. I like both, but I'm definitely a Speyside guy, so when I noticed there were suddenly (it seemed) a lot of Scotches on the shelves with BOTH, the first thing that came to mind was imagining a half and half dram of Laphroiag and Glendronach. ???
But I was still kind of curious, and then this expression came across my radar, and I thought, well, if anybody can pull that off, Benriach can. It didn't hurt that it was port casked instead of the usual sherry, either, or that it was 17 years old, or that it was 100 proof . . . and AVB was kind enough to track it down for me on the last Scotch buy.
So here I am, drinking Solstice on the solstice . . .
Ray, I'm going to need more. :love:
Anyway, review time . . . extraordinary would not be excessive praise here. This is really, really, just ridiculously tasty Scotch. A brilliant jewel-toned blood amber in color, with a nose of spiced pears and a thick but more syrupy than oily mouthfeel, it opens with a heady blast of deep, earthy peat and rich smoke with undertones of char, followed by round, ruby fruit tones like apple and dried cherry on the swirl, and a long, smoky/salty finish.
Like I said . . . Benriach does BIG flavors. This is huge even by their standards, but balanced and smooth, with a 100 proof backbone giving it fire.
A fine, fine ending to the longest day of the year. Find one if you can.
~Boar
