Girvan 1965 Jim McEwan's Celtic Heartlands
Added on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 02:09 AM
  Bottler: Murray McDavid
  Age: 42 yrs Type: Scotch
  Vintage: 1965 Subtype: Grain
  ABV: 45.00 % Region: Scotland
  Price: $300 Availability: Specialty Stores
Bottled 2007    675 bottles
Member Ratings and Notes
Adam
 
Nose of vanilla, honey, caramel, maybe spice.  Palate is quite sweet, with vanilla, caramel, and spice again, with quite a bit of wood -- the mouthfeel is decidedly tannic.  In the finish, spice moves to the forefront, sort of a cinnamon spice.  Interesting to try, but not to buy. 
Chris
 
N: Peanuts, light apricot, nectary sweetness.
P: Very woody, spicy, dear god this is woody, tastes like a toungue depressor.
F: People are always talking about how old whiskies get too woody, but up to now my experience has not reflected that.  Most of the old stuff I've had has been real good.   Well, my luck ran out. 
SC
 
Thick sweet nose with a woody, milky palate.  Unfortunately, the finish was bitter and somewhat unpleasant.  Beautifully packaged, though. 
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