ABV: 40 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and fruity. At first there’s a sweet honey and vanilla sweetness with cinnamon and red berries within. There are raspberries and strawberries and they are very pronounced. Everything seems like it’s coated in a small tobacco and leather note coming through. When it settles everything becomes more balanced and notes of white wine and liquorice emerges. There’s also a lemon note floating around out on the edges. This is a great nose with a lot of nice and balanced flavours. It could use a bit more power to really pop out of the glass.

Mouth: It starts out very mild with a lemon freshness on the outside and a ripe funky adventure in the center. There are tobacco, leather and overripe fruits which makes up the funky part. The sweetness with honey, vanilla and cinnamon is still in there as well as a bit of oak. The whole is very well put together, but still lacks a bit of power. It feels like there are oranges within as well.

Finish: The transition is very mild and a malty vanilla and fudge center is first out of the gates. A hint of the dark fruits mixed with oak is in there, but the fresher, brighter fruits are now downgraded. The oak eventually takes over and brings a nutty touch with hazelnuts which makes the tail somewhat dry. The smokiness gets more noticable in the later part of the finish. This is a good whisky. It’s a bit too round and mild to be interesting but it’s a nice and easy sipper.

Additional information
The Distiller’s Edition is a limited yearly release of the Diageo series ”The classic malts of Scotland” finished in special ways. This is matured in american ex-bourbon barrels and finished in port pipes.

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