When I was watching my favourite series for the fifth time, I suddenly became aware of the word 'borborygmus' in an episode. It is commonly associated with hunger and an empty stomach, but it can occur at any time, whether the stomach is empty or full.
To be honest, those Raasays don't make me hungry. They are still very young, unbalanced and experimental. Here we have different oak maturations, from left to right: Quercus humboldtii Colombian oak (RH), Quercus petraea Hungarian oak (RP), Quercus robur French oak (RR) and Quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak (RM). Do we have a chance of telling the difference? Yes, we do.
Nose (3h):
RH: Mustiness, some old cellar, no wine though. Powder sugar, sugar canes, young rum. After a while cider. 85
RP: More sugar canes, almost demerara, sweet almonds. Maybe cherries, maybe cranberries. Orange marmalade. Other jams jamming. 87
RM: Oh, I smell nothing… a bit of a sea breeze, surf, hints of seaweed saltines. Subtle maritime. 83
Palate:
RH: Sugar water, white tea, hint of apple juice and a few drops of grapefruit. 85
RP: Red wine, like Montepulciano, Hints of marzipan. 85
RR: Red wine, like blue Portuguese, subtle sweetness, wine juice. 85
RM: Very unspectacular. A very thin white wine juice. Maybe hints of lychee. 82
Finish:
RH: A bit oily, bitter almonds, lemon oil, medium long. 84
RP: Dry, Tannins, oaky, Brazil nut, medium long. 85
RR: Medium dry, Tannins, mouth coating, a bit short. 84
RM: Vanishingly short finish, reminiscences of some sweet white wine. One or two tannins that’s it. 80
Interesting, I don’t have expected that. But as a great guy once said: "If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail". – Heraclitus.
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