ABV 40%
Not really a talkative type until right at the end, but still intriguing stuff.
Rob Allanson
Chivas Brothers
Chivas Regal
Brand
Pernod Ricard
Bottler
Extra 13, Selectively Finished in American Rye Cask
Expression
Blended
Type
13
Age (Years)
40%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Very gentle and almost closed at first. Nothing much apart from vanilla sweetness, spun sugar and tinned peaches in syrup.
Palate: Again continues from the nose, doesn’t give much away. Still sweet up front with poached pears, walnut whips and candied citrus peel. Slowly some spices unfold, white pepper prickle.
Finish: Those spices and pepper kick flood through and then vanish, leaving marmalade and vanilla.
Comment: Not really a talkative type until right at the end, but still intriguing stuff.
Score: 7.5
Taster
Nose: Surprisingly shy aside from wine gums, green fruit pastilles and, oddly, lime pickle.
Palate: Gentle, and very delicate in flavour. Hints of lemon zest and green fruits before becoming creamy with zingy oak spice and sherbet.
Finish: That lime pickle comes back into play.
Comment: That zesty lime flair would be excellent in a Highball.
Score: 7.8
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