Scotch things recent

Wed. 17 June 2009, I attended a Scotch tasting at the Muddy Pig in St. Paul. What a tasting! It was brilliant and there was a bonus to it all which I will tell later. Speyside and Scott's selection of whiskies, rare whiskies.
We started off sampling Speyside 12 yr, a nice drinking whisky and made in a new distillery in Speyside. Nose was fruit, floral, vanilla, and toffee. Taste was malty, fruit, raisiny and slight peat. Finish was long and sweetish.
King's Crest, a 25 yr old blended whisky which was a real delight. An expensive whisky but it had lots of great nose and taste notes that I liked.
Bladnoch distilled 1984 bottled 2004. Nose light and floral, Taste peppery, malty. Finish light and sweetish and fairly long and pleasant.
Inverleven distilled 1979 bottled 2004. Nose citrusy and floral. Taste toffee, chocolate, and vanilla. Finish long, sweet, and fruit with a hint of vanilla.
Glen Mhor distilled 1978 bottled 2001. Nose has vanilla, fruit, and a hint of peat. Taste is sweet with hints of pepper and toffee. Finish is long, sweet, with hints of sried fruit and toffee.
Glen Rothes distilled 1980 bottled 2005. Nose is fruity and floral. Taste hints of nuts. Finish has long great finish, with fruit and nuts. It was a great delicious finish.
Longmorn/Glenlivet distilled 1971 bottled 2004. Nose has citrus and flowers. Taste is grapefruit. Finish was citrus, puckering, and long.
Aberlour distilled 1989 bottled 2007. Nose Floral. Taste spices amd cinnamon and vanilla. Finish was long, sweet, and malty.
Highland Park distilled 1986 bottled 2007. Nose iodine and malty with a hint of smoke. taste vanilla, peat, and fruit. Finish was long, sweet and dried fruit.
Bruichladdich distilled 1990 bottled 2004. Nose was sweet. Taste of toffee and vanilla. Finish nice and creamy.
Caol Ila distilled 1984 bottled 2007. Nose was all Islay smoke, peat, and malt. Taste smoke, sweet, and salty. Finish long smokey, peaty, Islay finish. This was my favorite and I have a bottle of this that I will drink.
North of Scotland distilled 1964 bottled 2003. Nose chocolate, vanilla, and a hint of tobacco. Taste chocolate, sweet, and malty. Finish was sweet and long lingering of the palate.

This was a splendid tasting of the Scott's Selection of bottlings. I was really pleased with the tasting and will probably buy some of the other bottlings.