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

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and spirity. At first there’s a generic sweetness with a hint of liquorice and a very young spirity distillate. The distillate also brings some green fruits with it. When it settles in the glass the sweetness moves towards honey and creates a better balance overall. The spirit note remains which isn’t all that great. The liquorice is very pronounced and it mixes well with the green fruits and malt. This is a decent nose. It isn’t complex nor especially interesting.

Mouth: It starts out with a hint of coconut and a bitterness in the back. In between there’s a mix of sweetness and a very spirity distillate. It almost comes through as having grain whisky as a component. The bitterness soon become a black coffee note which is quite nice, and the fruitiness is helping it along. The maltiness increases over time as well. It feels weird and doesn’t have a homogenous character.

Finish: The transition is flat and a bit uneventful. The liquorice and fruits remain but the back becomes more sour. There’s a weird cardboard note arriving and at this point it’s not a great experience. The bitter coffee note comes back and at the same time the oakiness starts to appear. At first it’s a bit generic but it slowly moves towards a nice nutty finish. This is a so-and-so whisky. It’s a budget whisky and it really shows.

Additional information
This whisky is made from a mix of Highland, Speyside and Lowland whisky. It was aged in a mix of ex-bourbon barrels and ex-Oloroso casks.

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