ABV 46%
The spice is right – heat dominates the front and mid-palate.
Laura Foster
Kinloch Scotch Whisky
Strathspey
Brand
Strathspey
Expression
Blended Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2016
Year of Bottling
46%
ABV
Scotland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Something light and cake-y, like an unbaked Victoria sponge mix with a bit of baking powder thrown in. Pecans and brown butter too.
Palate: Plenty of heat on this, which belies the moderate ABV. A real palate-prickler. On the lighter flavour spectrum – lemon oils, zingy white pepper, dried chilli flakes, wood shavings and cake mix (plus baking powder).
Finish: Spice and richer flavours dissipate, leaving a grassy lemon aftertaste.
Comment: The spice is right – heat dominates the front and mid-palate.
Score: 7
Taster
Nose: Melon, lemon, grapefruit juice, sliding into apples and pineapple. All underpinned by grass cuttings and ground almonds.
Palate: Dominated by those fresh fruits of grapefruit, lemons and gooseberries. There’s a good dry-Riesling acidic minerality, earthy and clay-like, with \r\ngrass cuttings. Fresh green apples.
Finish: Short, dry, chewy and dancing simply between the fresh fruits and grassiness.
Comment: Pleasant, though it lacks definitive character. Feels vague rather than subtle.
Score: 7
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