Merr-y Boutique-y Christmas Days 2 – 4

Merr-y Christmas Days 2 – 4 | That Boutiquey Whisky Company

So we are on to day 4 of the Boutique-y Whisky Advent Calendar… and if you’ve been blindfolded or not on social media then these will be a surprise!

Day 2  – Speyside #3 – 8 year old – Batch 1 – 50.7% vol.

Honey and spice… (and all things nice) with lovely fruity notes. Quite a mouthful.. nice warming spice… a little bitter. A mere hint of cherry / dark fruit. Leaves me wanting more… a teeny hint of bitter orange.

Day 3  – New York Distilling Company – 2 year old – Batch 3 – 47.7% vol.

On the nose a little cherry… also a little clove. This is quite fresh with hints of ginger. A youthful air to this. Brown sugar, with a hint of orange mingles with vanilla and a touch of leather. Spice and more spice greets the palate, along with vanilla, and it’s peppery too. Still getting some sweetness on the palate. It’s smooth, but by heck it lets you know it’s in your mouth !! 

The finish is pepperiness that lasts, with a touch of vanilla. 

Day 4  – Teaninich 11 year old – Batch 2 – 47.9% vol.

The nose is really fresh and grassy, a little caramelly note too. This is such a light whisky colour wise… more on the palate than the nose suggested… a little tart apple. Gingery spice and a little softness too…

Master of Malt

 

Bourbon Whiskey No.1 – That Boutique-y Whisky Company

That Boutique-y Whisky Company – Bourbon Whisky #1 24 Year Old  Batch 1, 48%

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… one 24 year old Bourbon from Boutique-y Whisk(e)-y… and not only was it for Christmas, it’s also for enjoyment the rest of the year too!!

I’m watching the X-files at the moment, the label makes me think Fox Mulder could work the clues out… the lady behind these wonderful works of art is Emily Chappell. You gotta check the label out, you just have to. They are full of hints and clues…if you can spot them!!

So, yes, I had tried this before as part of a tasting, and I had asked myself a question “were my initial thoughts on this situational?” Yes, the answer to that is yes !!

On the evening this really wasn’t ‘talking to me’… “no real sweetness on the nose… but there’s some vanilla, a slight scent of ground coffee but not freshly ground.” Not sure if this was situational? Tasted on the Fourth of July: Twitter Tasting

I opened the calendar and low and behold this little beauty was in there.. I had tried this in Manchester recently and decided that I really should have a bottle of this…so now I have one.

My Review

The nose delivers lovely rich vanilla, with coffee and lovely dark sugar a little wisp of caramel, a little black cherry, and dark fruit with a dusting of chocolate.

On the palate, as before this has a rich full mouthfeel. And I do love that… there is a slight hint of oak tannins, morello cherries and jammy berries. Woody flavours and a delicious warmth.

Lovely warming vanillar-y finish.

Many thanks to That Boutique-y Whisky Company / Atom Brands / Drinks by the Dram for this advent calendar… there’s still time to get one!!

 

Boutique-y-licious Baby!

I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There’s just one thing I need
I don’t care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want to sip and savour (you)
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
Boutique-y, you
Boutique-y, you

…or something like that, you know?

So anyway… Christmas is coming, Santa’s sacks are bulging and he wanted to give some good boys and girls a little early treat, a little something to whet their appetites… what more could you ask for?

Presents are fab, and I love giving them, and can you imagine my delight at receiving this lovely little Twelve Days of Christmas from That Boutiquey Whisky Company. While this was resting in my drafts #WhiskySanta only went and granted me my wish !!

The Tasting

This was live from New York with Chanel from Atom Brands and the one and only tricorn wearing Dave aka the guv’nor… and us, us was there too !!

The Whiskies

The 3 whiskies we were going to sample were:

Teaninich 11 year old – Batch 2 – 47.9% vol.

Speyside 8 year old – Batch 1 – 50.7% vol.

Auchroisk 12 year old – Batch 7 – 47.9% vol.

Teaninich 11 year old

First of the unpronounceables was the Teaninich, the nose was really fresh and grassy, a little caramelly note too. This is such a light whisky colour wise… more on the palate than the nose suggested… a little tart apple. Gingery spice and a little softness too…

Speyside 8 year old

Honey and spice… (and all things nice) with lovely fruity notes. Quite a mouthful.. nice warming spice… a little bitter. A mere hint of cherry / dark fruit. Leaves me wanting more… a teeny hint of bitter orange.

The last dram…

Auchroisk 12 year old

The last tongue teasing unpronounceable was the Auchroisk which had a very sweet nose, a slightly pastry-ish, light floral hint. The palate delivered sort of a bitter sweetness… a little vanilla and honey but there’s a slight lemony bitterness there. That pastry is still there a bit.

That Boutique-y Whisky Company

If you haven’t tried any of their releases and you are given the opportunity to do so, then do try them. Some people might grumble at the the bottle size 50cl (I don’t) or not like the labels which give cryptic clues to the distillery and stories of them, but I do. They are conversation starters, they also make for a damn good game of spot the difference… and can make great additions to home decor, if you are a) that way inclined or b) a fan girl !!

Huge amount of thanks to Chanel, Dave, Atom Brands… Santa and the other lovelies from the tasting.