Friday, June 3, 2011

Week 22 - Hazelburn C-V

Ned here again for round 2.  Brother Rick did an amazing job last month, the best month so far by my take.  Will, I follow in his footsteps?  Doubt it.  Instead I plan on offering 4 malts I never tried. So this month we will sample some (3)  from Campeltown, and something else at the end.  The Campbeltown ones are all C-V style, which I think means a blend of different agings (perhaps different typtes of casks?) of the same single malt. Campbeltown is on a peninsula on the south-west side of Scotland.  It is near the island of Islay.  The Distillery is Springbank, with a web site http://www.springbankwhisky.com/  Hazelburn is a new offering from this distillery, only since 2005, and named for a now defunct Campbeltown disillery.  Unfortunately, due to health issues I am likely to only host these, not actually partake.  I will certainly try my best however.  I can always look and smell.

Ned
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3 comments:

  1. FivePMJune 5, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    thank you ned for posting.. I look forward to trying your first selection.

    its color... light amber with a touch of green? Its probably my eyes. but thats what I see. the aroma is sharp... a hint of smoke.

    and first taste...

    not bad. not bad at all. it stays sharp, wont be guzzling this, and I can feel the burn as it slides down my throat. it climbs up in my mouth and definitely makes itself known.

    I havent had a CV style before, will have to learn more about it.

    thank you

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  2. OntheporchinmyrockerJune 6, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Color – light gold with a greenish tint.
    Nose: very light with an alcohol background
    1st sip: Warm with a burn going down, warming. 2nd sip: still hanging in there with the heat. Not too sweet. Not smoky. With a drop: not much change… pretty good.
    With a drop of soda – mellowed right out. A real nice flavor that lasts. This is good stuff

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  3. Bob's Beer BlogJune 6, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Ok, the first sip explains where the "bern" comes from...

    This one is a very unassuming pale yellow, which lulls the tastebuds into thinking the taste might be the same. But no. A full complex flavor with a most satisfying heat. Delish.....

    So, a great way to start a month brother Ned! Of course, this sets expectations above ground level (Aka GL12) for the rest of the month as well. ;)

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