ABV 48.2%
The heat packs a punch in the middle, but surrounding that is a lot of really interesting complexity.
Phoebe Calver
GreatDrams Ventures Limited
Brand
GreatDrams Ventures Limited
Bottler
Blended Cask Series Lockdown Lock-In Dram
Expression
Blended Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
48.2%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Like a greenhouse on a hot day, tomatoes, stalks, hot plastic sheets, then a tropical hit of papaya and some fruit pastilles.
Palate: nteresting. That tropical hint is first, bringing sweet papaya, then tangerine segments. Then it quickly gets hot with peppery ginger, a little aniseed, before earthy pine appears.
Finish: Medium to long, with that soft aniseed heat lingering.
Comment: The heat packs a punch in the middle, but surrounding that is a lot of really interesting complexity.
Score: 7.9
Taster
Nose: Under-ripe banana, vanilla ice cream, tonic water and aloe. Freshly baked fruit scone with butter.
Palate: Light bodied. Crème brûlée, fresh strawberry and white grape juice. Plenty of fresh apple and pear, with a dollop of clotted cream.
Finish: Medium length, sweet and creamy.
Comment: Simple stuff and a touch hot at first, but actually quite moreish.
Score: 7.7
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