1958 Dow

[jdaw1]

London welcomes g-man, The Crusting Pipe, Friday 6th May 2011.

Links:

• Review of evening as a whole;
• 1955 Dow;
• 1958 Dow;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1970 Butler Nephew;
• 1970 Croft;
• 1980 Taylor;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• 1982 Château Chasse-Spleen;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

[AHB]

The third of the bottles bought from a local Social Club sale.

Mid-orange colour, 20% opaque. Quite closed on the nose, showing tobacco and golden sultanas and which opens up nicely in the glass. Beautiful balance on entry, dry and full of sour orange peel - masses of spicy tobacco and white pepper. Hot on swallowing, then a peppery finish that mellows into grapefruit and citrus pith of considerable length. This was guessed as being FG76 and Cr66. 87/100. Drunk after 1-2 hours decanting.

[JacobH]

Pinky / orange in the middle, fading to the edge. Very subtle on the nose, with some oranges and perhaps some rose water or turkish delight. Very little fruit remaining in the mouth. Tangerines predominate. No tannins; subtle fruit and a remaining dryness. A long hallow of an after-taste.