Diageo Special Releases 2018 – mit Tasting Notes und Preisen
Wie auch schon in den letzten Jahren, hält Diageo eine der zehn Abfüllungen geheim und auch dieses Jahr ist es etwas ganz besonderes: Cladach. Ein Blended Malt. Aber auch die neun anderen sind interessant. Die neun sind bereits seit April bekannt. Jetzt wurden die zehn aber offiziell in London vorgestellt. Lest hier, was dabei ist und welche Single Malts für den Cladach verwendet wurden.
Die 10 Diageo Special Releases im Überblick
- CAOL ILA, UNPEATED, 15yo, 59.1%, Limited, RRP 100.- GBP
- CAOL ILA, 35yo, 58.1%, 3.276 Flaschen, RRP 675.- GBP
- CARSEBRIDGE, 48yo, Grain, 43.2%, 1.000 Flaschen, RRP 750.- GBP
- CLADACH, Blended Malt, 57.1%, Limited, RRP 155.- GBP
- INCHGOWER, 27yo, 55.3%, 8.544 Flaschen, RRP 300.- GBP
- LAGAVULIN, 12yo, 57.8%, Limited, RRP 110.- GBP
- OBAN, 21yo, 57.9%, Limited, RRP450.- GBP
- PITTYVAICH, 28yo, 52.1%, 4.680 Flaschen, RRP 330.- GBP
- THE SINGLETON GLEN ORD, 14yo, 57.6%, Limited, RRP 100.- GBP
- TALISKER 8 year old, 59.4%, Limited, RRP 70.- GBP
RRP = Road Retail Price (entspricht der in Deutschland üblichen UVP / unverbindliche Preisempfehlung)
Die neun habe ich bereits im April vorgestellt: Diageo Special Releases 2018 – 9 von 10.
Wie schon im April abzusehen war, sind dieser Jahr zum ersten Mal weder Port Ellen noch Brora vertreten. Beiden Destillerien wird zwar wieder neues Leben eingehaucht (siehe Neue Destillerien & Erweiterungen), aber noch wird nicht produziert und die Bestände nehmen ab. Von beiden Destillerien wird es aber weiterhin eine jährliche Abfüllung geben – nur bis auf weiteres nicht mehr in der Reihe der Special Releases.
Einige der letzten Special Releases durfte ich probieren:
Die Special Releases aus den Jahren davor findet Ihr hier:
- Diageo Special Releases 2016 (10 Abfüllungen)
- Diageo Special Releases 2015 (8 Abfüllungen)
- Diageo Special Releases 2014 (11 Abfüllungen)
Hinweis: Bisher gibt es noch keine deutsche Presseinformation mit deutschen Preisen. Sobald mir diese vorliegt ergänze ich diese.
Die 10 Diageo Special Releases im Detail
CAOL ILA UNPEATED, 15 year old
- In Brief: Deep gold. Mild nose, with the fruity sharpness of green apples and orange zest. Dense, firm and mild at first with a sweet, minty – salty taste, then a freezing heat and a long and warming finish.
- ABV 59.1%
- Region: Islay
- Cask: Refill & Rejuvenated American Oak Hogsheads and Ex-Bodega European Oak Butts
- Limited quantities worldwide
CAOL ILA, 35 year old
- In Brief: Antique gold colour, floral and fruity on a fresh-clean, smoky base. Cooling and fluid, with a smooth texture. Starts sweetly and soon dries, with a rising peaty pungency and a spicy-sweet finish.
- ABV 58.1%
- Region: Islay
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads & Refill European Oak Butts
- No of bottles: 3,276
CARSEBRIDGE, 48 year old
- In Brief: A deep gold colour with the delicate, light and balanced nose of a very old grain, then a rich texture, voluptuous mouthfeel and a big, soft , sweet, then gently spicy taste. Long finish.
- ABV 43.2%
- Region: Lowlands
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
- No. of bottles: 1,000
CLADACH
- In Brief: Full gold, with a series of coastal aromas that a dash of water brings together superbly; the palate and finish are equally flawless. A whisky that is the very essence of a coastal malt.
- ABV 57.1%
- Region: Coastal
- Cask: First Fill American Oak ex-Bourbon casks, Refill American Oak Hogsheads, Refill European Oak Butts, Ex Bodega European Oak Butts
- Limited availability worldwide
Etwas mehr Informationen gibt es zum CLADACH auch: „a blend from six renowned coastal distilleries – Caol Ila, Clynelish, Lagavulin, Oban, Inchgower and Talisker.“ Und auch die Bedeutung des Namens wird verraten: „Gaelic for the word ‘shoreline’“ (also für KÜSTE oder Küstenlinie).
INCHGOWER, 27 year old
- In Brief: Full yellow gold, a complex and surprising malt from a little known yet historic distillery that has retained the distillery character well; nutty and spicy, it is vivacious for its twenty-seven years.
- ABV 55.3%
- Region: Speyside
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
- No of bottles: 8,544
LAGAVULIN, 12 year old
- In Brief: A vast palette of aromas and flavours awaits, wherever you look on the nose and the palate. Sweet, oily, and salty, then vinegar-dry and drying.
- ABV 57.8%
- Region: Islay
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
- Limited quantities available worldwide
OBAN, 21 year old
- In Brief: Dramatic, brooding and compressed, the nose spans a whole range of senses as it shows malt, fruit, oak, peat and sea- air. The taste is intense and sweet, with some saltiness.
- ABV 57.9%
- Region: Highlands
- Cask: Refill European Oak Butts
- Limited availability worldwide
PITTYVAICH, 28 year old
- In Brief: It takes time to appreciate the full impact of this appetisingly pithy, charred, occasionally sweet Pittyvaich, which is at one and the same time straightforward, yet also full- flavoured and forceful, with a long finish and a late, drying, bracing quality.
- ABV 52.1%
- Region: Speyside
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads
- No of bottles: 4,680
THE SINGLETON GLEN ORD, 14 year old
- In Brief: A classic The Singleton Glen Ord with heightened signature aromas of baked apple and sweet orange fruit, beeswax and spice. Smooth and sumptuous too, on a palate rich in mature fruit notes.
- ABV 57.6%
- Region: Highlands
- Cask: Refill American Oak Hogsheads and Ex-Bodega European Oak butts followed by a unique maturation and marrying process
- Limited quantities available worldwide
TALISKER 8 year old
- In Brief: Detailed at natural strength, this fine Talisker is smooth, lengthy, integrated and precisely balanced throughout, with a sweet and youthful assuredness.
- ABV 59.4%
- Region: Island
- Cask: First fill Ex-Bourbon American Oak Hogsheads
- Limited availability worldwide
