Convalmore 1969 Connoisseurs Choice
Added on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 11:11 PM
  Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
  Age: N/A Type: Scotch
  Vintage: 1969 Subtype: Single Malt
  ABV: 40.00 % Region: Speyside
  Price: N/A Availability: Collectors Only
"Old Brown Label"

Note: LAWS suspects that the samples tasted below may not be representative of the true, original flavor of this whisky.  We believe the excessive soapy flavors, combined with the age of the bottle, indicate that over time the whisky has undergone some chemical processes (transesterification, and specifically saponification) which introduced new, bad flavors into the whisky not intended by the distillers.  However, we have kept these notes publicly posted so that others may compare their experiences with our own, or learn from our notes and observations.
Member Ratings and Notes
Chris
 
N: Oak tea chest.
P: Cough drops, medicinal, and.....very soapy!!
F: Long, lingering, and soapy, soapy, soapy!!
Very interesting, but that peculiar soapy taste makes this distinctly undesirable. 
Adam
 
Nose of apple cider, cherries, and soap.  Palate tastes like this was aged in a so-so (maybe 2nd fill) sherry cask.  Cherries again, plus an unwelcome kind of bitterness and soap.  The flavor intensifies in the finish, with wood notes.  This leaves me not really wanting more... there's a lingering bitterness, ash, and most notably SOAP. 
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