The Whisky Blues No.031 Cooley 21yo 2001 Bourbon Barrel

Distillery:Cooley
Bottling Brand:The Whisky Blues
Series No.:No.031
Distillery:2001​/07
Bottled:2022/11
Stated Age:21
Cask Type:Bourbon Barrel
Cask No.:3071
Volume:700ml
Strength:54.0%
Number of Bottles:193

Description

The Whisky Blues No.031, Cooley, 21yo, 2001, 54.0%, Bourbon Barrel, #3071, 193 Bottles
Nuomi “BossCat's BookStore” Label Series 4/6

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愛爾蘭威士忌讓人著迷的,常常是那股清新甜美的瓜果香,好像走進貓老闆這間綠意盎然的永盛花店,被滿室的花花草草包圍的那種舒服香氣一樣,迷人而療癒。這瓶 The Whisky Blues 挑選的 Cooley 2001 ,那時酒廠還是 John Teeling 時期,調性是水果奶油蛋糕加一點清新版的醃脆梅,後段飄出脂粉香,喝一杯絕對不夠。

Cooley 蒸餾廠位於愛爾蘭東北角,是傳奇人物 John Teeling 所創立的第一間酒廠。威士忌是由愛爾蘭傳到蘇格蘭的,所以當然發展得更早,最盛期整個愛爾蘭蒸餾廠甚至超過一千家。之後幾百年間漸漸被蘇格蘭趕上並超越,各蒸餾廠倒的倒,合併的合併,等到 John Teeling 在 1987 創立 Cooley 酒廠前,整個愛爾蘭威士忌也只剩兩間正在運作的蒸餾廠了。

作為百年來的第一座新酒廠,John Teeling 在逆勢中投入這個產業,花了幾年的時間與努力才讓酒廠轉虧為盈。Cooley 品質受到許多肯定,在國際間得到的獎項超過三百座,其中包括好幾次的「年度最佳蒸餾廠」,成績驚人。後來酒廠於 2012 被金賓買下,2014 金賓又和三得利合併為賓三得利,從此 Cooley 就成為跨國大集團的一份子。

酒廠售出後,John 的兩個兒子成立了 Teeling 蒸餾廠,廠中還有特別留下來的 16000 桶 Cooley 庫存可以運用,如今 Teeling 已是愛爾蘭威士忌的重要品牌。John 自己則投入了他人生第二座蒸餾廠 Great Northern 的營運,雖然新酒廠的知名度還不太高,但產量可是全愛爾蘭第二大,絕對不容忽視。不過這些都是另一個故事了。

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Tasting Notes

Nose: Obvious green apple smell along with the sweetness of orange juice, malt, apricot, butter and spices.

Palate: Juicy tangerine, pineapple, plum’s salty and sweetness along with the taste of malt, butter and nuts. Slight taste of licorice and nutmeg together with spices.

Finish: Medium to long finish. Green apple, pear, plum, mango, honey, chocolate, licorice, orange, ginger and slightly dry.

Overall it is full-bodied and balanced between the tastes of fruit and malt. On the nose, one can experience the obvious green apple, pear, pineapple and orange smell. On the palate, one can taste fruit, roasted wheat, nuts and spices all coming together nicely.

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