1990s James MacAthurs Imperial 12 YO 65% Abv 4cl japanese whiskeyThis is an un open, an appears to be a 4cl fill level Imperial 12 yo (65%, James MacArthur, early 1990s) Colour: Gold. Nose: Coffee, quite some cherries, quince jelly, burnt notes With Water the malt gets farmier, with also some beautiful waxy resinous notes (beehive, paraffin, camphor, coffee drops, bitter almonds) And the coffee is superb now, like a high end Italian espresso. A magnificent nose. Mouth: Sherry, definitely, and even more body and
Bottled Strength: 46%
With water: more raw wool and fresh herbs
released their first vintage
a phenomenon also present with absinthe and known as the ouzo effect
Refill Sherry Hogshead cask 45
with a nod to that famous whisky distillery on the Isle of Skye
‘Arthur Bell & Sons' first appeared on the label in 1904
black tea and ultra-black chocolate
comes Mozart Gold Chocolate Cream Liqueur
With water: plain oak comes out more
Glen Moray ‘Elgin Classic’ (40%
it’s quite superb although a little hard to describe