posted 8 Jul. 2012

WhiskyNotes gave this whisky 86 points

Color

Amber

Nose

Nicely candied. The usual grassiness is present, alongside a few gristy notes, but it's sweetened by dried pineapple and Honey Pops. Lemon wine gums. Lime juice and Demerara sugar. A slightly tropical version of the Lowlands, although it returns to slightly sharper grainy and lemony notes over time.

Taste

Punchy, nicely balanced between citrus notes (grapefruit, lemon zest) and a rounder, candied touch. Quite a peppery kick. More grassy this time, slightly more bitter as well. More grapefruit. Hints of tonic.

Finish

Rather long, grassy and lemony. Grapefruit tea.

Comments

I'm not a fan of the typical grassiness and zesty bitterness of Bladnoch but I have to say this one adds a few rounder notes which makes it much more attractive. Probably the best Bladnoch I've tried, certainly on the nose.

 

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posted 22 May. 2012

markjedi1 gave this whisky 86 points

Color

Pale gold

Nose

The nose is fresh and sweet with loads of breakfast cereals on honey, pineapple cubes, gooseberries, citrus, lavender and freshly cut grass. A hint of vanilla. After some handwarmth grapefruit, gooseberry and young apples are the leading aromas, followed by a hefty helping of cane sugar. Very approachable.

Taste

The attack is piquant, peppery and very mouthcoating. Feisty for a Lowlander, to say the least. Again quite grassy. Loads of white pepper and a touch of oak, joined by grapefruit. A soft bitterness that is really pleasing to the palate. Orange zeste. Hint of salt towards the end.

Finish

The finish is long and zesty. Bittersweet at the death.

Comments

Truly a spring whisky, this Bladnoch. And surprisingly complex. I admit, I was not expecting this. A very nice first encounter with this Lowlander.

 

Mark Dermul Toshan Man

ada-mo

MacMenM

Malthus

markjedi1

McHale

tonc

MJC@7060

Ursus Bavaricus

wimhermans

€ 99.00

€ 99.00

€ 99.00