Speciality Drinks
7.8

Speciality Drinks

Cask Strength, 19 Years Old

ABV 50.4%

That whisky needs a dash of water to find its balance. Refreshing, you would have expected more complexity from the age but not unpleasant.

Martine Nouet

Specification

Speciality Drinks

Brand

Cask Strength, 19 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

19

Age (Years)

50.4%

ABV

Islay

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Taster

Nose: Grassy, slightly spirit. Lemon balm, light mint. Lemonade. Quite estery and light. Vanilla comes swirling around. Light smoke. Water brings out fruit and some sweetness.

Palate: Sweet at first then getting sherbety. Cream soda. Smokier on the palate.

Finish: Dry, smoky, nearly sooty with some astringency as well.

Comment: That whisky needs a dash of water to find its balance. Refreshing, you would have expected more complexity from the age but not unpleasant.

Score: 7.6

Rob Allanson

Taster

Nose: Light citrus notes, caster sugar, ice cream floats. Plenty of vanilla and soft fruits, pears, mango, lychee. A distant coal fire.

Palate: That coal tar note has intensified and deepened. Still bags of creamy oak and vanilla, a melon and Parma ham note too with ginger.

Finish: Sooty and dry like a fireplace the day after.

Comment: Lovely balance between sweet vanilla and the smoke.

Score: 8.1

7.8
Overall Score

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