ABV 46%
For the Dr Jekylls and Mr Hydes out there.
Laura Foster
Douglas Laing
Brand
Speyside, Aged 15 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2017
Year of Bottling
46%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Spicy and floral up front: jasmine, fresh pine shavings and thyme. Tinned peaches and wet slate.
Palate: A whisky of two halves. At first it’s sweet, with pecan pie and vanilla ice cream. And then you get a bitter yellow grapefruit, lemon oils and tree sap in the second half.
Finish: Drying. The duality continues: more of those pecans, but this time sprinkled on a treacle tart, with the ever-present vanilla, alongside that grapefruit bitterness.
Comment: For the Dr Jekylls and Mr Hydes out there.
Score: 7.6
Taster
Nose: Orchard fruits drizzled in golden syrup. Barley sugar and mixed peel. Sweet tablet. Lemonade. When the fruit fades it’s pleasantly vegetative, mossy and grassy.
Palate: A lovely medium-weight texture. Baked apple pies with a touch of ginger, covered in cream. Tonic water. Mead and a splash of grapefruit. Lemon sorbet.
Finish: Honeyed, with warming ginger and just a little sour acidity to knock it off balance.
Comment: This is very pleasing stuff indeed, with some refreshing, crisp flavours.
Score: 8
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