I will admit I had high hopes for this one – both as it is from North Star and also my last Cambus stood out as my favourite grain yet!
Cambus 24 year (May 1993/Sep 2027) 52.7% (North Star – Series 003)
- Colour – Light gold
- Nose – Big old dusty cupboard, fruity yet also sour, some leather reminiscent of a tannery, earthy, dry old leaves – that distinctive neem leaf in particular, sweet dry flowers… started to shift into vanilla toffee, caramel cream
- Palate – Light yet slightly sharp, a bit piquant, sour fruits, curiously “slim”
- Finish – Negligible
- Water – Softens the grain on the tongue, making it milder… settled into cured leather with toffee cream, a bit of an odd combination
We set it aside for a bit and returned to find the sulfur of matchsticks with sweet cinnamon! It wasn’t bad but it didn’t exactly rock our boat.
Though we originally tasted the Cambus in February 2020, there was a bit remaining which I revisited in May. What did I find? The sour fruits were quite pronounced on the nose, however the sharpness we found earlier was gone, replaced with sweetness that became quite tasty on the palate. Not a bad way to finish the last few drops!
What do the folks at North Star have to say?
- Nose: Cinnamon & warmed cloves
- Palate: Buttered toffee and shortbread
- Finish: Sweet rum & raisin
What more do we know? Only that it was bottled from a refill Pedro Ximenez sherry butt.
Here are a few others I tried from my advent calendar minis:
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