Millburn Millburn 35 Years Old Rare Malts Selection 51.2 % 1969

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Serge Valentin (91)

This famous series' last salvo and probably one of the best. Colour: pale amber. Nose: superb start on notes of underwood, moss, fern, mushrooms… Then we have lots of overripe fruits (pears and bananas), fresh vanilla, spearmint, blue woodruff, fresh parsley, garden cress… Truly superb, fresh and complex at the same time, with also hints of camphor. Beautiful old malt.

Mouth: it's all like on the nose, with a rather huge but balanced and smooth oakiness. Crystallised fruits, herbal teas (chamomile, hawthorn, thyme) and something delicately resinous. There's also a little peat and a little salt… The finish is just as great, just a tad 'varnishy' (nothing unpleasant) and quite peppery. Beautiful oakiness indeed.

BOW (92)