Usquaebach 15 Year Old Scotch Whisky
White lace in a cedar chest, Mikimoto pearls, something borrowed, and something blue. And all of it wrapped in a silk dress pointedly not dry-cleaned after the wedding. A dried white rose reconstituted by someone weeping on it years after the fact. And then left to dry again. Such is the refined nose of the Usquaebach 15. On the mouth, this has more fight and spice than the Reserve. It’s like an overachieving middle child overlooked by parents who coddle the baby and cherish the first-born. This wonderful whisky has a great finish on both the fore and aft of my mouth.
I've worked in the fine wine, spirits, and gourmet food trade for fifteen years now. As you might guess, florid language in reference to the smell and taste of things is something of an occupational hazard. I thought I'd heard it all, had become jaded even. But the description above for Usquaebach 15 Year Old Scotch takes things to a new level. I don't know who wrote it, but I can tell you that it compels to me grab a bottle if only to attempt to connect the deranged dots that this description sets out. If my Christmas bonus looks good enough, maybe I'll grab a bottle and translate that into layman's terms for you in the coming weeks...or not. I don't want to spoil the romance, after all.
But how does it taste?
ReplyDelete$75 bucks a bottle. I had some over the summer. Very smooth. Pronounced whisk-ay-bay.
ReplyDeleteNice to see that J. Peterman has found work again.
ReplyDeleteGood golly. Rather an overdone way of saying the Scotch has years of age on it and accomplishes much more than you'd expect. But, then, that doesn't sound very poetic, does it?
ReplyDeleteIs the author of that description going to sleep with it or drink it?
ReplyDeleteIf you get some I hope it lives up to the hype!!
Tastes like whiskey.
ReplyDeletePhilip Johnson wore the same style of glasses when he was older, too. Not a flattering style.
ReplyDeleteAnyone ever see Johnson's Glass House?
I like it.
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But I don't think you can buy it used.