| ABV |
40% |
|---|---|
| Aging |
N/A |
| Recipe |
Scottish Malt and Grain Whiskies |
| Distiller | Multiple (Scotland) |
To be honest, I wouldn’t have picked up this whisky just solely based on the bottle (yes; sometimes I judge a book by its cover…).However, it came as a sampler on a different bottle...
Review (2013)
- Batch: N/A
- Bottling Code: N/A
- Bottling Date: ~2012
Nose: It has lots of pear, apricot, peaches, and caramel, lemon, orange, and a slightly grassy character overall. There’s a nice bit of brown sugar backdrop and vanilla too - very fruity and clean overall. I find as I search a little deeper that there is some underlying dried fruit, prunes in particular, alongside some malt.
Taste: Slightly tart….the malt comes right through before the spices settle slightly with some black pepper before the malt comes back through again with some juiciness – likely seeming so because it is a touch tart/acidic. There is a slight backdrop of vanilla throughout as well. I find it’s quite earthy towards the end along with some minerality, which I quite appreciate.
Finish: Finishes with earthiness and then slight malt, backed by a light fruit character and great mouthfeel. Oddly, I found after a time a slight bit of hot spice developed like cayenne pepper. Intriguing.
Pleasant, and I wouldn’t have a problem drinking this – but I think it could go a bit deeper with flavours. Light whiskies really have to do well with their flavours and subtlety to impress me, particularly with balance and depth.
Score: 74/100
Value: 68/100 (based on $26)