Talisker
Port Ruighe
Nose: Smoke,
brine, crispy bacon rinds, ground black pepper, charred oak, a Cadbury’s fudge
bar, chocolate covered raisins, red and dark berries, dapple dandy plums, peel
and juice from a Valencia orange, ginger root, ground cinnamon and a vinegary vinousness.
Palate: Bonne
Maman damson plum conserve, black and white ground pepper, Maldon sea salt
flakes, hints of five spice, harsh youthful oak, a cinnamon stick, Waitrose
crystallised stem ginger, cherries dipped in honey, a sucked spent match, a
dark Terry’s chocolate orange and something rather mentholly and chemically sweet.
Finish: Over
lingering and under delivering.
Summary: The
dramming equivalent to the Morecambe and Wise piano concerto sketch with André
Previn. “I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right
order”. By and large there is an amazing set of individual notes coming through but the overall balance and teaming togetherness is rather lacklustre and dare I say disappointing.
