The Whisky Blues No.030, Bunnahabhain Staoisha, 8yo, 2013, 59.1%, 1st Fill Barrel, #838, 246 Bottles
Nuomi “BossCat's BookStore” Label Series 2/6
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The Whisky Blues 與畫家 Nuomi 諾米 合作的「貓老闆的書店」系列第二款 – 遊牧之書，正式公開！
這裡的書店指的並不是裡頭有賣書的那種普通書店，而是以書本為主體加上畫家的想像力建構出來的各種店家。上次第一款的魔杖街 – JDOK，就是用幾本書蓋出了一條魔法街區；而這次的遊牧之書，則是以翻開的書本為帳，撐起一間遊牧之家的小店。櫃檯上那些一桶一桶的，應該是馬奶酒吧？旁邊養著一匹馬，屋頂上也掛了幾個皮囊，可能性很高。
遊牧民族常給人外表強悍內心溫暖的感覺，也呼應了瓶子裡裝的這款來自艾雷島 Bunnahabhain 酒廠，泥煤版本的 Staoisha 。
我總覺得，Bunnahabhain 明明有許多好東西，不管老的高階酒款還是年輕的日常酒款都有不少精彩的裝瓶，但卻不像艾雷島上其他酒廠受到那麼多的追捧，實在是被低估了，真為它抱不平。每次和酒友這麼說，對方就會比出一個「噓」的手勢，「沒關係，我們都知道，就這樣就好」。也是啦，價格還沒飛到天邊去的艾雷酒廠，要珍惜啊。
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Tasting Notes
Nose: straightforward island smell. Bright savory, peat, smoke and citrus sweetness in the front, malts, bacon sweetness, touches of mussels and nectar, and nuts in the middle, with a lot of ashes, pepper and spices in the end.
Palate: mellow taste. Full-bodied peat, smoke, citrus, malts, roasted fish sweetness, honey, nuts, ginger, mint, cardamom and spices.
Finish: medium to long. The salty sweetness is very long, peat, smoke, citrus, malts, nuts, vanilla, wood tannin dryness, light minerality and spices.
The explicit peat style makes you feel like you are at the seaside with the sea breeze blowing. The taste is creamy and smooth, with citrus, a touch of melon, nectar and spices. The combination with minerality and fruity sweetness remaining in mouth leaves you a burst of warmth.
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