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#219: Old Perth Cask Strength

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Election time out here in Ontario. With the previous government's poor record and the lack of a promising alternative it's tough to get motivated to hit the polls. Something we ponder about frequently is that good politicians don't seem to be electable politicians these days sadly. Hopefully something that can change. How to change it is a tough nut to crack. Do we need to start focusing on the best local representative and stop concerning ourselves so much (almost solely) with Party leaders? Do we need a culture shift away from consuming politics as a product to being strong and active citizens? Can we rethink Party based politics, maybe get rid of Parties alltogether, or is that a non-starter? We ponder on this tonight with a glass of blended scotch for a change.


Old Perth Cask Strength, 58.6% abv, no age statement, blend of mostly sherried Speyside scotches (around the Glenlivet region). $90 CAD.


We're sniffing:


Smells like a sherry bomb! Lots of dried fruits, berries, caramel.


Kyle pulls some apple notes. Some honey. A little peat note too when you dig deep.


Scott lands on butterscotch. Juicy fruity apple.


Simon goes for molasses. Earthy.


Trevor finds some date notes, fermenty notes.


Very nice nose.


We cheers.


Punchy stuff.


Oakiness comes out Trevor says. No need for water here actually it drinks fine.


Very rich Scott says. Some candy notes. Feels a little carbonated, which in this case feels good.


Simon calls it fruit cake, banana bread without the banana. Moist dense bread.


Sean goes for apricot, we like that.


Simon and Kyle have a hard time finding the oak but there's a mild bitterness there you could call oaky.


We're guessing some Glenfarclas or some Aberlour in there. Reminds us of a better version of the 105.


Reviews: Simon starts us off. He thinks this is solid, well done, flavorful, doesn't taste like a blend, he'd guess a single malt blind for sure. Decent price on this. Doesn't think he's going to get a bottle though. 83 for him. Scott is going 75. It's enjoyable, it's got some nice notes, very rich. Kyle pins it at 78. Doesn't know that he'd reach for it often but it's tasty and relatively smooth for the ABV. Trevor goes 79. The nose was more interesting than the taste. Wouldn't buy it but would keep it if it was gifted. Sean goes 80. Solid scotch. Averages out to 79.


Overall: This is a solid whisky. Possibly the least expensive well done sherry bomb. We would all point you to Aberlour A'bunadh though for the same type of whisky but better and not that much more expensive depending on where you look. Locally in Ontario the Aberlour is $110 CAD, which we'd say is worth the premium compared to this. That said, if you want to mix it up, or if you'd like something unusual on the shelf that most people haven't heard of (we hadn't until we ordered it) we all agree this is tasty and enjoyable neat actually, despite the proof.


Cheers!

The S&P Crew.

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