Aroma: At first, I picked out maritime wooden notes, like salty sea drops landing on wood. With this came a warming sweet spice. Then as I nosed again, there were notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and sweet coca cola cubes. Taste: Here … Continued
Aroma: This is a rich, sweet, nutty whisky to the nose. The sweetness seems to come from crisp autumnal orchard fruits, which mingle with a creamy Panna Cotta like note. Then there is an underlying toasted nutty aroma, which is dry … Continued
Aroma: At first, there are tons of orchard fruits – stewed apples and pears, then raisins and sultanas. With more time, there is a honeyed vanilla sweetness and a nose of sun drying hay. Taste: First, there is a caramelised sugar … Continued
Aroma: To my mind there are three dominant aromas in this whisky, the most prevalent is rich sweet orchard fruits. Think pears and apples, possibly stewing ready for a crumble topping to be applied. Then there is a creamy, nutty underbelly that … Continued
Aroma: This whisky is super full of apple and pear drop fruity sweetness. There are also creamy, oatey and caramelised sugar notes. Taste: At first floral, gentle and sweet. There is a really honeyed, silkiness to the start of this whisky. Which as you can … Continued
Aroma: This is a sweet, pudding of a whisky on the nose. At first, there is a sweet, salted caramel note, which is delicate and gentle. There are also buttery pastry notes, which combine with stewed apples esters with and warm cinnamon … Continued
Claxtons are a family-owned independent business, who are based in Yorkshire. They are not owned by or affiliated with any distillery and therefore can hand select casks based on flavour and quality. Every bottle that they create comes from a … Continued
Stronachie was originally a Highland distillery that was placed in Forgandenny in Perth and Kinross. It was closed in 1928 and only a very small amount of whisky was left behind. in 2002, AD Rattray (who represented the distillery when it … Continued