ABV 40%
This is a sweet blend that doesn’t do anything badly, but nothing spectacular either.
Joel Harrison
The Famous Grouse
Brand
Mellow Gold
Expression
Blended
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2015
Year of Bottling
40%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Aged grain, toffee and spirit. A hint of heather and some roast pork.
Palate: Light vanilla, some white grapes, blueberry and mint, with a hint of milky coffee.\n
Finish: Seaside toffee, oatcakes.\n
Comment: This is a sweet blend that doesn’t do anything badly, but nothing spectacular either.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: An instant hit of toffee coated banana and crêpes! Dollops of sweet barley, chunky honey and estery fruit. Slightly winey and herbal with some lightly coffeed tannins appearing.
Palate: Not quite as exuberant as the nose, the natural oils have taken the edge off. Still densely honeyed with barley. Like the nose there is a winey fruit intimation and a touch of earth and herbal grain. \n
Finish: Good length, if a little austere. Lingering herbal grain. \n
Comment: After that wonderfully voluptuous nose the palate was a bit of an anti-climax, but it’s still a pleasant blend.
Score: 7.8
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