With Fall setting in in New York and temperatures falling down slowly, it's time to start to think about wintery drams. Before tasting new ones I wanted to revisit these two remarkable drams from last year which I mentioned on this blog before but never posted proper tasting notes of.

Bruichladdich Sherry Edition 1992 "Fino"(46.0%): I brought this beauty from Islay. After a long tasting at the distillery finally I chose to carry this bottle all the way back home among tens of other expressions I totally fell in love with. The whisky is from their Sherry Edition Series_2. It is distilled in 1992, aged for 15 years in bourbon casks, finished in Fino casks for an additional 2 years and finally bottled in 2009. 6000 bottles in total are released. Color: Pale bright gold. Nose: Mostly dry tropical fruits. Not aggressive and pretty dry. Red bush tea and raisin nut party mix. Palate: Palate shows all the 15 years in bourbon casks. Mouth covering beautiful malty notes with vanilla and carrot cake. Grassy and dry. Finish: Now the 2 years of Fino casks show off. Long, chewy finish with cured leather, quince jam and custard. Overall: I am a big fan of Fino finished whiskies and this one looks like a success, too. Sherry influence is definitely not overpowering but it is always there from the nose to the finish. My favorite among Bruichladdich Sherry Editions.
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