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Woodford Reserve Distillers Select Straight Rye

This bottle was labelled #3031 from Batch 0887 and bottled at 45.2% ABV.  The nose was very nice, herbal tea with mint and sweet vanilla notes.  The mouthfeel is fresh, light and oily, bittersweet on palate with more vanilla, candy, black coffee and dark chocolate.  The finish has peppermint, wood and grassy rye notes.  With water it gets sweeter, even honeyed, while heat builds in the finish with chilli spiced dark chocolate.  Overall very delicious; a light and subtle of straight rye.

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  • Wednesday, 15 August 2018 06:49

    Seaton's Laws of Whisky Investing

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    Although the image I chose for this blog is of Einsten I don't try to pretend that this is rocket science.  In fact I think Whisky investing is really so simple that I have summarized it in my Three Laws of Whisky Investing below. I can condense this further in just two words and in any future publication on the subject I would suggest they take their cue from The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy and print on the cover, in large friendly letters, the same two words:  "Don't Bother".

    Law 1 Investing: Allocate for investment in Whisky exactly the same amount of money you would be willing throw onto a fire and watch burn

    Law 2 Buying: If you are reading on the internet or in a magazine about a great investment, then it isn't.  Law 3 now applies.

    Law 3 Selling: Appear in a series of magazine articles and internet postings about how great whisky investing is.  Then sell your shit.

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    Dalmore Millenium

    Apparently this expression is only available at the Distillery shop but my sample was poured for me by none other than Richard Patterson, Master Blender for Whyte and Mackay aka The Nose at WhiskyLive London 2013.  What a beauty (even at a hefty 57.7% ABV) and one of my favorites of the show.   The nose is lovely with sweet sherry and boiled fruit flavored sweets. The taste is very drying (not a surprise at 57% alcohol) and then a burst of sweetness, like a mouthful of opal fruits and toffee. The finish is dry but faint pepper and fruit notes linger. Small pour but a big whisky, spirit led (the way I like it) and worth a trip to the distillery on its own. How I wish Dalmore would stop f***ing around with the BS exclusive expressions they like so much and just make more like this and the King Alexander III.