Distiller Notes
Honey gold in color, this whisky presents a nose reminiscent of standing on the seashore with wet shells, tangled hemp rope and driftwood. Fragrant heather smoke drifts over baked peach and apricot with hints of orange peel. On the palate, warm peat smoke puffs over a shot of espresso laced with muscovada sugar. A flinty freshness gives way to crisp apple and pear crumble with toasted oatmeal. The finish shows a sweet smoke that slowly sizzles to a softer finale.
Pair with strong blue cheese such as Dunsyre or Lanark Blue, any smoked seafood or meaty fish, smoked duck or dark chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Peat-lovers will enjoy this blended Scotch, which leads with smoke and baked pear on the nose and a heavy dose of peat on the palate. A bit of honeyed sweetness underpins notes of smoke, iodine, soot and charred oak, accelerating straight through to the rounded, peppery finish.
Best Buy
Originally created as a lighter alternative to Single Malts to appeal to the Americans during Prohibition, Blended Scotch Whiskies are a mix of both grain and malt whiskies that have been sourced from multiple distilleries and aged a minimum of three years in oak barrels. Nine out of every ten bottles of Scotch sold is a Blended Scotch Whisky and they are generally far more affordable than Single Malt Scotch Whiskies.