Over some fruit, the smoke rises to the tip of the tongue and there is a hint of peat but not much. In the mouth, this whisky reveals more sweetness that borders on cloying. Scent: Bit-o-honey, light smoke, caramel, dried cut grass, Asian pear, cumin, buttered toast. We expect more from a premium whisky nowadays. It's just too underpowered and the world's moved on. If this whisky was made by Ardbeg it would be bottled at 50%+ NCF and it would be phenomenal. They all bottle their whiskies at 46%+, Non chill filtered, natural colour. They have seen their popularity sky rocket in the last 10 years. Your serious scotch drinker has the likes of Ardbeg, Springbank, Glendronach, Arran et al. Some bitter marmalade, grassy notes, dried fruits (but not sherried), a slight hint of ginger biscuits, a solvent note.Īnother reason why I don't rate this whisky as highly as I used to: I think the whisky world has moved on. This whisky is all about the development. Quite sweet on the nose but less so on the palate. Heather, boiled sweets, plums, white wine vinegar, marzipan, straw I suspect maybe its a little from column A and a little from Column B.Īlso a little from Column C, I'll talk about Column C in a bit. I honestly am not sure if this is because it isn't as good or because 10 years of drinking whisky has seen my palate change and develop. Today it doesn't seem as good as it did back then. When I first started getting seriously into whisky about 10 years ago this was one of the 'must have' malts.
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