94分的雲頂

Springbank 35 yo 1971 (57.5%, Three Rivers Tokyo, The Life, 222 bottles) The whiskies under this label are always of very high quality, so we have deep expectations… Colour: white wine. Nose: what’s really striking at first nosing is the huge amount of smoke and tarmac that assault your nostrils, and then the rather superb development on white fruits, grass and coconut. Green apples, gooseberries, liquorice, fresh putty, coconut oil, marzipan… Spitzenklasse so far, very ‘naked old Springbank’ (no, don’t say ‘obviously’ ;-)). A lot of white chocolate and quite some vanilla after a few minutes. With water: ultra-amazing. Old school Highland with that coastal plus. Fab blend of coconut oil, marzipan, resins, lemon liqueur, wet clothes… Fan-tas-tic. Mouth (neat): punchy, very lively, fruity and as waxy as on the nose. Green apples. Gets then even more ‘coconutty’, reminding me of some old grains in a certain way, but this is more complex. Quite some lemon and a pinch of salt. With water: ite missa est, amen. Finish: that’s the problem, all good things have a finish. Comments: moving. The profile is perfect, exactly my taste. To our Japanese friends, I say Omodeto Gozaimasu! (hope google didn’t screw that one). SGP:452 - 94 points.

今天在整理一些東西的時候

發覺他被擠到一個不顯眼的角落

那張笑臉 似乎是見到老朋友的欣喜

收藏稀有的酒就有如此的樂趣在其中

這些酒就算是一些異國的朋友

雖不能對話 彼此卻能有心曠神怡的感覺