Cameronbridge 1989 30yo, 57.9% ABV (Blind tasted).

Tasted as part of the Blind Tasting Consortium session 11 (A dram too far) on 29/05/2021.

Appearance

Leaning towards mid gold in colour here, it beads up quickly on the swirl line, and creates a overall film and medium legs.

Nose

I’m going foresty with this one again, with wood varnish, and cut grass, and it’s definitely a higher abv. There’s also a touch of perfume, and dustiness.

BOOM I'm back in Peru ' errr thats not orange juice for breakfast' yep guava #BlindDrams

— Gav forster (@gavsdrams) May 29, 2021

With more time in the glass i’m getting grapefruit, guava, and more wood treatments. I’m thinking some of the smells in the back of a painter and decorators van. There’s toast now, and tobacco leaves too.

Agree mate. #BlindDrams

— Dram it Mick! (@StillSurreal) May 29, 2021

Palate

Surprisingly fruity, with lemons and pineapple, and a little spirity too. It’s quite hot again for me, with a higher abv. Then there is spiciness. That’s dates and cloves, anise, aniseed,and dark chocolate mixed with icing sugar and lemon bon bons. Not a bad palate for me.

Finish

Dark chocolate, black pepper, chillis,ginger nuts again, black liquorice, espresso, and cask char.

My thoughts

This was the 2nd blind dram during the tasting, and again i quite liked it. It certainly isn’t a complex dram but it does have some nice aromas and flavours. I gave this 3 out of 5, tied first place.

Would i buy a bottle?

That’s a tough question to be honest, when i tasted it i said that i might buy one, but finding out afterwards that it’s around £80 it doesn’t come cheap, and i most likely wouldn’t buy one, i have other whiskies i’d rather spend the money on to be honest.

Thanks to – @MaltMusings for the bottle pictures, and @jwbassman for the “A dram too far” picture, follow both below on Twitter.

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