Leathery notes and a light flowery touch (jasmin)?įinish: long, with some oaky notes, fruit tea and a mentholated fade. Still, great tropical notes in a second wave: pineapple, tangerine, passion fruits and later more grapefruit. Mouth: a stronger alcohol presence, for sure, which also seems to underscore the menthol and waxy notes. However it does have a little more obvious oak than the Mancarella version. As it folds open, it is again slightly warmer than the Liquid Treasures bottling, with more tangerine and apricot and less of the mentholated notes. Nose: this one is slightly more closed at first, with light hints of glue, that could be the higher ABV. Speyside Region 43 yo 1973 (51,3%, Whisky-Fässle, sherry butt) Around € 390, but I’m not sure it is widely available. On the palate it is a little more woody, but overall it still ends among the best 1973’s in my book. The tropical side is bigger and the added vanilla makes it even more sexy. Touches of caramel and creamy vanilla.įinish: long, minty, soft grassy touches and lingering fruits. Still some peaches and lime, but it’s the resinous, warm oakiness that plays the first fiddle. Mouth: okay now this one has more minty notes and spices from the oak. Darker honey, even a trace of roasted malt in the background. A very creamy fruitiness, with the same amounts of beehive notes and more vanilla. More towards papaya and mango, as well as apricots. Nose: same elegance, but it grows wider and is slightly more aromatic. Yesterday it was still € 420 from eSpirits. Lovely whisky and perhaps the most balanced. Minty / resinous notes and a slight ‘green’ touch too.įinish: long, warmer again, with some oak and blood oranges. Then slowly moving towards herbs (fennel seeds, aniseed) and leather. Fruit bomb, plenty of oranges, tangerines, tinned pineapple. Oranges, slightly sour pineapple and cape gooseberries. Nose: very bright take-off, with citrusy notes and plenty of menthol. In reality though, these casks are all very closely together, closer than the actual score may indicate. In my opinion the downside of this kind of comparison is the tendency to exaggerate differences, simply because you’re willing to translate your preferences into numbers. The other two are slightly more recent, bottled by Whisky-Fässle and Mancarella who already had a sister cask before. The Notebook retails for $58.00, individual 30ml bottles are $29.00.More glorious undisclosed Speyside 1973 coming up! The first one is more of a reference sample, as it is a shared cask and we’ve already reviewed the Archives counterpart. I generally vape 6mg, which is the concentration of the e-liquids provided for this Black Note e-liquid review. The available nicotine concentrations are 0mg, 3mg, 6mg, 12mg, 18mg, and 24mg. The 50/50 ratio should work equally well in tanks or drippers. I encourage everyone to educate themselves on the e-liquids they use and determine for themselves an acceptable level of risk.īlack Note e-liquids are blended with a 50/50 ratio of propylene glycol (PG) and vegetable glycerin (VG). It is still prudent to consider vaping as "harm reduction" and understand that there may be risks inherent to vaping even when using "clean" e-liquids. Black Note commissioned an independent lab study of their products which can be found here. In light of recent controversies surrounding unknown effects of some of the compounds listed above, it is nice to know Black Note is free of those chemicals. We do not use any artificial/synthetic flavors, colors, dyes or chemical additives." Here's a blurb from Black Note's site which makes the point nicely: "Black Note Vapor Liquid does not contain any laboratory conducted synthetic compounds associated with artificial flavors and sweeteners or chemical additives, the likes of Diacetyl, Acetyl Propionyl, Ethylene Glycol, Diethylene Glycol, Acrolein or Acetoin, all of which have been shown to be harmful to health. Another characteristic of the Black Note e-liquids which grabbed my attention is the noted absence of any artificial or chemical additives. Most of the "technical" stuff doesn't mean a whole lot to a neophyte such as myself but it certainly sounds impressive. In summary, Black Note claims a meticulous and exacting selection criteria for the tobaccos used in their product and employs a cold extraction and maceration process during production. An overview of how Black Note e-liquids are produced can be found on the page "How It's Made".
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