ABV 59.5%
Has this grain whisky matured in a rum cask? Intensely rum-like. The cereal profile is somewhat masked on the palate.
Martine Nouet
Duncan Taylor
Rare Auld
Brand
Duncan Taylor
Bottler
1979, 26 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
26
Age (Years)
2006
Year of Bottling
59.5%
ABV
Lowland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Prickly. Buttery and biscuity. A mix of shortbread and oatcakes. A pleasant citrus note. Vanilla comes in a wave, followed by fruit.
Palate: Velvety. Sweet Demerara with a spicy dryness in the back. Tastes like a rum!
Finish: Dry and spicy. Quite fizzy. Grated ginger.
Comment: Has this grain whisky matured in a rum cask? Intensely rum-like. The cereal profile is somewhat masked on the palate.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Clean and sweet (though with high nose burn) moving into butterscotch, pineapple, green almond. Improves in the glass: sweet caramel, toffee, honey and banana.
Palate: Immediate perfumed hit: rose, apple skin, mango, orange smarties, with lightly gripping oak on sides of tongue giving good structure.
Finish: Pineapple returns.
Comment: A classy package.
Score: 8.5
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