Wemyss Malts
8.1

Wemyss Malts

Linkwood Distillery

1995, Summer Breeze

ABV 46%

The aromatics are almost railroaded by the spices… but not quite. In the end, it comes up smelling of roses.

Laura Foster

Specification

Wemyss Malts

Brand

Wemyss Malts

Bottler

1995, Summer Breeze

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

2017

Year of Bottling

46%

ABV

Speyside

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Laura Foster

Taster

Nose: Sitting among roses, jasmine and orange blossom. A penny-sweet bag. An orange drizzle cake on the side.

Palate: Light-bodied. Vanilla-and-lemon unbaked cake mix mingles with pine resin, menthol, zippy white pepper, chilli flakes and sea salt. Cured meat on the mid-palate too.

Finish: Tingling spice heat continues after everything else dissipates.

Comment: The aromatics are almost railroaded by the spices… but not quite. In the end, it comes up smelling of roses.

Score: 8.3

Mark Newton

Taster

Nose: Green apples, haybarns, and soft fruits. Admittedly it’s a bit of a timid affair, but nice enough. Crème caramel and limes. Milk chocolate and Black Forest Gâteau.

Palate: A pleasing mineral note with grapefruit, melon and pineapple notes, underscoring a heft of golden syrup. A salty vanilla note that eventually dominates the mid-palate, with gentle wood tannins.

Finish: Apple juice, white grapes, with a twist of black pepper and some brine.

Comment: At times timid, but a fine dram.

Score: 7.9

8.1
Overall Score

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