Paid: $30 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Deanston / Distell
Region: Highland
46.3% ABV
Aged For: NAS
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: Ex-bourbon, finished in virgin oak
Chill Filtered: No
Color Added: No
Color: Straw gold
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Honey, oak, vanilla, confectionary sugar, young malt, donuts, sugar
Feel: Medium body
Taste: Vanilla, caramel, honey, pepper, oak, young malt, slight bitterness
Finish: Medium warmth and length, heather, honey, vanilla, oak, sugar
Thoughts: Lots of vanilla and oak with a sugary profile, but it cant mask the youth of the malt. Better than many blends, but nothing to amazing.
Score: 77 out of 100