Spica Edition number 2 from North Star Spirits. This time 29 years old and a completely different whiskey.
When I first put it to my nose I was not impressed and at first sip I was disappointed. It was anything but what I had imagined.
Spica 20 years old was sweet and filling, this was was next to the opposite.
I poured a little more into the glass and out into the kitchen and did the dishes.
Just over 20 minutes later I was sitting at the table again, ready to give Spica 29 years another chance.
I’m really glad I did – it was a whole different experience. Now came more of the raisins, sweetness, plums and the lovely malt notes I had hoped to find.
In other words, this is a dram you have to honor the length of the maturation time by giving it time to wake up.
If you have patience you will get a nice dram.
You will sometimes be in doubt whether it is a single malt or a blended whiskey you have in the glass.
Open it – Let it wake up with a little air – Savor it
You must leave it at least 15 minutes till it has gotten some air, then it becomes delicious and elegant.
It is very different from its 20 year old predecessor which was very sweet in the taste.
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๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ฎ: ?
๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง: North Star Spirits
๐๐๐ข๐: Spica – Limited Edition No.2
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ: Spica
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐: Blended
๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ: Scotland
๐ผ๐๐: 29 Years old
๐ผ๐ก๐ %: 45.5 (Cask Strength)
๐พ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ: European and American Oak
๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก-๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐: No
๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ง: I believe it is
๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: 1989
๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: 2019
๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐: 1000 bottles
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐ ฝ๐ พ๐๐ ด๐
๐: Clear grain to start, pepper, dust, after some time there is sweetness and if you give it air there will be some more raisins and dried fruits
๐: Pepper, a little roasted caramel, raisins, pears, milder than the aroma, a little plum, oak, more malt flavor than grain, vanilla. Again with air comes more sherry filling
๐: medium long, some oak wood, a little bitterness, plums, dried fruits
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ (3/6) – Without given time in the glass.
I have to give this one two ratings because it changes quite a bit when you give it time in the glass. Give it 20 minuets in the glass
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ (4/6)
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ ด๐ ผ
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ – ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ข ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ – ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฎ
๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ – ๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ