Category: Blended Malt

A blend of malt whiskies from multiple distilleries in Scotland.

Review: The Peat Fairie Batch 03 SMWS

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Paid: $100 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Blend / SMWS

Region: Speyside & Islay

50% ABV

Aged For: 10 Years

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon barrels

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

Color: White wine

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Saline, gentle peat smoke, floral, buttercream, oak, grass, and black tea

Feel: Medium body, creamy

Taste: Honey, malt, vanilla, hay, gentle smoke, oak, butterscotch, cream, citrus

Finish: Medium warmth and length. Saline reappears with lots of cream honey and vanilla accompanied by a constant gentle smokiness in the background

Thoughts: Very creamy with just a touch of peat smoke. If you just want a little smoke or looking to get into peated malts I’d recommend this.

Score: 82 out of 100

Sheep Dip 1990 Old Hebridean

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Maker:0x4c,Date:2018-1-12,Ver:4,Lens:Kan03,Act:Lar01,E-Y

Price: Discontinued

Distilled/Owned by: Blend of malts that include Ardbeg, Dalmore, Fettercairn / Ian Macleod Distillers

Region: Scotland

40% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: NAS (All malts were distilled in 1990 or before)

Cask Type: First-fill oak

Chill Filtered: Yes

Color Added: Yes

Color: Auburn

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Gentle peat, costal spray, vanilla, salty citrus, smoke upfront with fruit afterwards

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body

Palate/Taste: Sherry, vanilla, caramel, citrus, salt, gentle peat, and malt

Finish: Medium warmth and length, caramel, salt, peat, oak, and chocolate

Thoughts: An example of a good blended malt. I would have liked all the usual higher proof, NCF, and NC, but for what it is, it’s a tasty light costal blend.

Score: 82 out of 100

Monkey Shoulder

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Monkey shoulder

Price: $25 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Blended Malt / William Grant & Sons

Region: Scotland

43% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: NAS

Chill Filtered: Yes

Color Added: Yes

 

 

Color: Brass

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Waxy malt and honey, citrus and ginger, slight alcohol and youth

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Malt forward with honey and citrus, vanilla, bay leaves and coconut

Finish: Tropical fruit and vanilla with caramel, oak, and honey

Thoughts: More fruit than I expected, but its hampered by a relatively weak nose.

Score: 78 out of 100

Compass Box The Peat Monster

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Peat Monster

Price: $45 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Blended Malt / Compass Box

Region: Scotland

46% ABV

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: NAS

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Yellow honey

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Citrusy peat, salt water, smoke, pine sap, and a touch of honey

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Vanilla, gentle peat smoke, rubber, oak, citrus, lemon butter

Finish: Shorter, mint, malt, smoke, sweet tea, and cracker crumbs

Thoughts: It’s not much of a monster, but a pleasant glass to enjoy. An abundance of citrus and gentle smoke.

Score: 78 out of 100

Johnnie Walker Green Label

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Johnnie Walker Green

Price: $50 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Multiple distillers / Diageo

Region: Scotland

43% ABV

Masbill: 100% malted barley

Aged For: 15 Years

Chill Filtered: Yes

Color Added: Yes

 

 

Color: Light Amber

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn.

Nose: Citrus zest, earth, mild smoke, oak, alcohol, and allspice.

Mouthfeel: Light bodied

Palate/Taste: Vanilla, honey, cinnamon, oak, caramel, and sugar.

Finish: Short and light with vanilla, toffee, and a bit of pepper.

Thoughts: It’s a slightly below average Scotch, it’s a decent enough blend, just bland and too light for my tastes.

Score: 74 out of 100

Compass Box Flaming Heart 15th Anniversary

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CB flaming heart 15th

Price: Discontinued

Distilled / Owned By: Clynelish, Caol Ila, Teaninich / Compass Box

Region: Scotland

48.9% ABV

Aged For: NAS

Mashbill: 100% malted barley

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon and French oak

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

 

 

Color: Straw Gold

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

Nose: Mossy peat, vanilla, pears, French oak, malt, and oats.

Taste: Blackberry, peat smoke, slightly oily, nutty, with oak and ginger

Finish: Warm, with lingering cinnamon, peat smoke, and cracked pepper.

Thoughts: A decent blend that shows the effect of French oak on peated scotch.

Score: 82 out of 100

Compass Box Spice Tree

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CB Spice Tree

Price: $65 for 750ml

Distilled/Owned by: Blend of Clynelish, Dailuaine, and Teaninich / Compass Box

Region: Blend

46% ABV

Aged For: NAS, secondary maturation for 2 years

Mashbill: 100% malted barley from multiple distillers

Cask Type: First-fill bourbon, finished in toasted oak and first-fill bourbon

Chill Filtered: No

Color Added: No

Drank: Neat, in a glencairn

 

 

Color: Deep gold

Nose: Cloves, cinnamon and oak are the initial scents. A bit of alcohol astringency mixed with caramel and honey follow.

Taste: Nutmeg, allspice, sandalwood, cigar tobacco, oak, cherry and a dab of ginger make for a complex palate with a decent mouthfeel.

Finish: Warm and crisp. Loaded with honey and rich toffee that gets sweeter over time.

Thoughts: It succeeds in having a rich spice flavor that was the intent. Very woody and a solid dram.

Score: 80 out of 100