The Wemyss “A Day at the Coast” 14 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
50 ml Bourbon bon-bon starter kit mini
Tasting notes:
A red leather belt loosened by one notch upon the arrival at the restaurant. Key lime pie creamsicles. Sawdust from a Shaker cedar chest used as imitation Parmesan cheese in a high school play. Persimmon chutney. In short, it’s what Scotch smells like to a curious 15 year old making his first exploration of a liquor cabinet.
The mouth features little sweet Bourbon bon-bons, should such a thing exist. There are also notes that are somehow rural, but in the bucolic way. Lilacs on the side of a serving dish filled with roast pheasant, beef tournedos, and pork loin. This meaty mouth is savory. But I’m overwhelmed by the delightful, vanilla sweetness of those imaginary Bourbon bon-bons. It’s almost coconutty now. Surely this is flavor of the finest suntan lotion in the world, the kind you’d discover left behind in a Monaco beach club chair.
The finish adds earache syrup poured over pancakes and served on Father’s Day to a very good dad who ate it all with relish. Rosemary skewers of mahi mahi cooked “à la auto” (that is, by a car tailpipe). Honey collected from bees pollinating chili flowers. Like the best beach day, it makes you wish it would last all day.
Rating:
The Wemyss “A Day at the Coast” 14 Year Old Highland Single Malt is the Barbados Dog Bikini–Okay, I know what you’re thinking. That link is going to take me to a really NSFW entry in the Urban Dictionary. But I’m here to tell you the link takes you to the product page of a dog bikini. It’s perfect. I can’t imagine a beach day without it.
–Our thanks to Karen Stewart and Wemyss for the sample!
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