ABV: 40 %
Origin: Scotland Unspecified
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 1
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and slightly peaty. At first there’s a mix of toffee, vanilla and some assorted fruits. Underneath lies a mild peatiness, but everything is coated with a thin, but rather unpleasant, grain alcohol note. It’s quite malty though and when it settles there’s a lot of flavour in it, but there’s no complexity and it really lacks power. This is an okey nose. It’s a simple blend with a decent amount of malt whisky in it.

Mouth: It starts out with a big peat hit, which is a somewhat big surprise. There’s an immidiate nuttiness as well. There are sour notes in the back and thery’re slightly metallic. There’s green apples within the slight fruitiness. The main part is a mix of toffee, malt and vanilla. The grain part still lies like a wet blanket over everything though. There’s a bitter side to it after a while. It seems connected to an oak note in the back. For those who wait there’s a spicyness building up, but it’s too little, too late.

Finish: The transition is uneventful with a slight dip of flavour. The fruitiness and the peat is first to come back, but soon after the toffee, malt and vanilla make another appearance. The background then fills with a bitter oakiness. The nuttiness return in the late finish. The grain alcohol note follows along through everything. This is a decent whisky and a good blend. It has a decent portion of malt whisky and delivers some nice flavours.

Additional information
This whisky is made by Beam Suntory. It’s main malt character comes from the Ardmore Distillery.

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