Patrick Leask

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Thanks to @maltmusings.bsky.social Brian for tonight's port-finished drams, I really enjoyed tasting those!
i think that deserves to be your highest-scoring Blind Drams selection yet?
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the nose gave them away!
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S5: Nice texture on the palate, but not interesting enough to score higher than a 2
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R5: water removes the funk from the nose and adds more Christmas cake to the palate
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P5: thick, sweet and acidic; ginger pieces in syrup, Christmas cake, tobacco leaf, blackcurrant jam
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N5: funky and astringent; farmyard funk, fresh blackcurrants, cheap baked beans
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5th and final dram in this month's #BlindDrams #BTC62 "Any Port in a Storm" with Brian @maltmusings.bsky.social
E5: blush peach

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S4: A solid 3 for this dram, rather tasty!
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R4: water sweetens both nose and palate to give candy cigarettes
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P4: thick, sweet and savoury; sticky toffee pudding, char siu pork, burnt gammon fat (extending into the finish)
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N4: meaty and funky; bacon frazzles, roast glazed ham, burnt caramel
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4th dram in this month's #BlindDrams #BTC62 "Any Port in a Storm" with Brian @maltmusings.bsky.social
E4: dark bronze, blush orange skin

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R3:some water adds wood (pencil shavings) to the nose, while the palate gains sweetened black tea
S3: I'll score this one a 2, mainly for the nose. Let down by the overly-bitter palate
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P3: hot, fruity and bitter; ancho chillies, blackcurrant Ribena syrup, Campari
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N3: dark, fruity and musty; tawny port, strawberries in syrup, peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwiches, balsamic strawberries
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3rd dram in this month's #BlindDrams #BTC62 "Any Port in a Storm" with Brian @maltmusings.bsky.social
E3: mid-bronze, fake president tan

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R2: some water shifts the gorgonzola from the palate to the nose, while the palate gains fairy liquid
S2: Only a 1 for this dram. The excellent nose was let down by the acidic palate and poor reduction
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P2: sharp, fruity and creamy; the pencil shavings and mouldy strawberries from the nose are joined by gorgonzola dolce cheese and an acidic finish
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N2: dunnage funk, mouldy strawberries, pencil shavings, Benylin cough syrup
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2nd dram in this month's #BlindDrams #BTC62 "Any Port in a Storm" with Brian @maltmusings.bsky.social
E2: pale lemon with a hint of peach

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S1: A solid 3 for this one, I liked it a lot. An excellent start!
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R1: some water adds angelica and fresh parsley to the nose, while the palate sweetens further to reveal raisin pancakes with golden syrup
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P1: sweet and fruity; the red licorice from the nose gains maple syrup, LBV port and some lime cordial. Finish is a little drying, with dark marmalade, burnt strawberry jam and wormwood
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N1: red licorice, strawberry laces, freshly-picked ripe strawberries
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1st dram in this month's #BlindDrams #BTC62 "Any Port in a Storm" with Brian @maltmusings.bsky.social
E1: pale blush peach

Less than 10 minutes to go until #BlindDrams #BTC62 kicks off for March, with Brian's @maltmusings.bsky.social "Any Port in A Storm"
Detecting some delicious wine-y aromas emerging from the drams tonight, so I hope we're in for a port-tacular tasting!

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S5: a richly deserved "cinq" points!
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P5: thick, sweet and smokey; sweetened lapsang souchong tea, toffee apples, apple syrup, bitter lemon, chocolate fruit
Delicious!
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