Imperial 17 Year Old 1995 cask 9527 Directors' Cut Douglas Laing

Imperial 16 Year Old 1995 Archives

My second Imperial is another one from the Dutch Archives label. Imperials is, by the way, the only distillery owned by Chivas brothers that is still closed, now that is has been officially confirmed that Glen Keith will reopen. Let us see if this new Archives release can please the tastebuds. What a wonderfully clean, creamy and fruity nose!...

Score 85/100

Imperial 2010, 11 y.o. Single Cask, sherry-enhanced

What an explosion of impressions! Andy really hit the mark here - start off with the heady aroma of baked apples and raisins. Follow that with the mellow taste, creamy with a hint of peat - but just a hint! Very fruity finish with more cream. The ladies should like this one! Independent bottler.

Score 90/100

Imperial 1995 17 Year Old Signatory

from a purchased sample Nose: Painfully light and faint. I'm really working on this, and I'm struggling to get much of anything at first. Malty, cereal, and grainy. A little lemon zest and honey. Finally faint oil/wax. A touch of smoke and more bitter wax. Downright Clynelish-y at points. It's not the most lively or full, and the wood is loud...

Score 80/100

Imperial 1995 Signatory for K&L, cask 50135

Nose: Rich honey, and very cereal and grainy. All great stuff. Some vanilla and cake frosting. Sweet lemon custard with a slight edge to it. A few drops of anise. Essence of summer flowers with a side of wild strawberries. (with water) Lots more sugary sweetness and buttery sweet cake frosting. Vanilla. Just a few echoes of the flowers and wax....

Score 87/100