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The Speyside Star 12-year-old NSS

Overall rating
85.10/100
votes
22
Category
Single Malt
Bottler
North Star Spirits (NSS)
Bottling serie
Millennial Range Series: BR 001
Bottled
2018
Stated Age
12 years old
Casktype
Refill Sherry Butt
Number of bottles
600
Strength
50.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
03 Nov 2018 9:27 am by dramsmile
UncoloredNon-chillfilteredSingle Cask Whisky
The Speyside Star 12-year-old NSS
Photo by dramsmile

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€ 44.99

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Whisky Reviews for The Speyside Star 12-year-old NSS

6 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.10 points

  1. Issie did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    • Nose
      Earth, cress on cotton wool, grass, if you move your nose away from the glass, you can easily get some fruit.
    • Taste
      Honey, apple, herbs, herb candy, coffee, dark chocolate, some earth, pepper

  2. PuddingmitHaut did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    (Blind)
    It's a shame that he slows down a little bit out. Otherwise, I like it quite well, especially so strong sulfuric notes have not very often, which are interesting.
    • Nose
      A lot of sulfur at first. I often have a slightly cheesy association. So here too. Then a buttery sweetness, apple sauce with some cinnamon, but also a fine freshness with mint and some pepper.
    • Taste
      In the mouth, the sweetness comes through stronger. Shortbread biscuits, apricot jam and a fine spiciness,
    • Finish
      which increases in the finish, which unfortunately turns out to be a bit flat and short.

  3. Cask1988 did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    Initially I’d say it wouldn’t surprise me if the cask was moldy. Weird stuff.
    I doesn’t convince me at all. With water it drowns quickly. It seems to have not much of a body.
    • Nose
      There’s a moldy off note inhere. I do get the sherry notes but it is rather overwhelmed with sulphuric and alcoholic notes. It lacks integration. There is some fruit but the whole can’t convince me at all. I can’t believe I‘m gonna drink this in a few...
    • Taste
      Sour, sharp, unbalanced in every aspect of the word. Spirity character. Cask didn’t have a lot of influence on the aging spirit. If someone told me this is 3 Years and 1 day I would believe it instantly. Spirity and woody, some citrus fruits maybe but... Complete Rubbish in my opinion. I just don’t get it.
    • Finish
      Short and alcoholic with Some sherry red fruits and spices. It almost reminds me of cleaner liquids. Not that I have ever drunk that but still..

      Sorry but this bottling is an insult to the world of whisky. I feel sorry for my sink, because it’s about to have some in a few..

  4. Defeatless scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    The nose is a little bit odd and has off notes. The taste and finish are better. A good introduction on the sherry bombs for a newby.
    • Nose
      80 80
      Heavy sherry notes. Thick red fruit syrup, some fig jam and loads of raisins. This was a very active cask, in which, I assume, some sherry was left. This is a savoury sherried one for your information.
    • Taste
      84 84
      Sweet and different than expected of the nose. This is more sweet and rounded. There is a lot of red fruit candy in here. Fruitella, raisin and some red fruit jam.
    • Finish
      84 84
      Medium length. Again a lot of sherry notes. fades away with not much of a development.

  5. dRambo scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      84 84

  6. Joschbert scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    Single refill butt, 12 years, 50% - a nice honest bottling. Benefits very much from the higher alcohol content. Can you for less than 50 € in any case. The oak could be too bitter for some people.
    After a few months in the open bottle, he has rather gained (+2 points).
    Sensational value for money.
    • Nose
      88 88
      Sweet fruit notes, effervescent, a little like gummy bears, behind buttercream, pleasant sour notes, probably from the barrel, complete the overall impression. He got a good deal of oak
    • Taste
      87 87
      Violent start with plums, cherries, dried fruit, cloves and again a lot of spice from the wood, which leads into a distinct bitterness and a dry finish.
      Fills the whole mouth.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Lots of oak, caramel, orange peel, light bitterness and subtle toasted notes
      Dry and medium long

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