Dalmore 1951 Sirius 大摩天狼星

昨天剛出爐的 Malt Madness 評論 - 90分

October 15, 2009 - There are some 'perks' attached to running a
website that attracts a few thousand visitors each day. One of those
perks arrived in my mailbox yesterday; a sample of a real life version
of 'Glen Wonka' - the Dalmore 1951 'Sirius' (45%, OB, Bottled 2009).
Nose: Heavy wood with a good dash of smoke, like the colour suggests.
A hint of menthol? After some breathing more mocca / coffee character.
Very dark chocolate. Tangerine. Fresh strawberries in the background?
Then more leathery notes emerge. Great balance, good development.
Hey, after maybe half an hour I got gummy bears! It keeps opening up.
Later in the evolution I found some pleasant musty and fishy notes.
Taste: Solid, sweet start. The smoke marches forward in the centre.
'Haagse Hopjes' (a Dutch kind of coffee / caramel candy). Tia Maria?
Powerful. Unfortunately, the smoke grows too dominant eventually.
A solid mouth feel; smooth on the surface but brooding underneath.
I detected traces of light fruits, but they were overpowered by smoke.
The finish is quite dry and doesn't show as much tannins as I expected.
Score: 90 points - which means that this is seriously good whisky...
I was inclined to give an even higher score based on the nose alone,
but on the palate the smoke was a tad too dominant for my tastes.