Aberdeen proudly calls itself the ‘capital of oil’. From here, large
corporations supply their oil rigs in the North Sea by ship and helicopter.
Every third job in the Scottish city depends on the raw materials industry. For
a long time, black gold brought Aberdeen secure prosperity. But that could soon
be over. Fifty years after the boom began, many sources are running dry. In
2014, the price of oil plummeted, plunging Aberdeen into a deep crisis. The
city is reportedly repositioning itself for the future. Hundreds of oil rigs
are to be scrapped – which is expected to create jobs. High-tech industries and
tourism are also set to grow.
To be honest, you can see decay here and there, in some
neighbourhoods
and on some buildings. However, if you spend more time in the city, you can
explore the lovely coastline, with the legendary Aberdeen Stadium and the
amusement park. As you walk around the city, you will discover an old town with
a university and some lovely cafés. Somewhere on a main road is the Aberdeen
Whisky Shop. The team is very friendly, with a large selection and the
opportunity to try many different whiskies. As nice as these people are, the
service is simply abysmal. When ordering from abroad, enquiries are rarely
answered, shipping via UPS always causes problems, delivery is delayed
indefinitely and, for some reason, you cannot pay VAT-free but have to pay
double tax.
This bottling is a shop exclusive, but so far the exclusives have not
been particularly special, such as the Glenallachie.
I associate the tasting with these Riedel glasses, which I have always
avoided because of their high price. Recently, there was a big discount, so I
took the plunge.
The rum set is machine-made, but the Superleggero is supposed to be
hand-made. To come straight to the point, there is hardly any difference in
taste and smell, only the feeling and drinking experience with the Superleggero
is... well, very fancy. The Final Touch and the Blenders Glass are allowed to
compete. Nose: The Riedel glasses are very restrained, very muted. The smell is
suppressed, the aromas are difficult to detect. The Blenders Glass concentrates
the vanilla aromas, cotton candy and delicious vanilla custard excellently. Sweets and sugar water.
A little caramel, icing sugar and sweets. Red apples come through in the final
touch. The
Riedel glasses have this too, but more subtly. The drinking
experience with the Superleggero is particularly awkward. With its large base,
the glass is very unbalanced and feels strange in the hand.
Palate: Pepper, curry, chilli, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg. A hint
of coffee and eau de vie. I couldn't quite hit the sweet spot with water. The
drink just becomes spicier and harsher.
Finish: Somewhat short, very alcoholic, grappa. Becomes very unpleasant
with water.
On the nose, the drink was very promising and at times even elegant. On
the palate, the drink is just spicy. Not a good choice, dear Aberdeen team. But
as a great man once said: ‘Your life is a result of the choices you have made.
If you don't like your life, start making better choices.’— Zig Ziglar. That
said, my first choice is to not choose the Aberdeen Shop anymore... 90/88/88
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