Ginger cake, big sherry flavours even a little peatiness, but still very smooth and satisfying. scottish whisky
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Described in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2006 as ‘A big, sweet, chunky, gawky, grainlashed but hugely enjoyable blend.’ Pigs Nose is an exceptionally fine five year old blended whisky, created by Richard Patterson, Scotland’s only third generation master blender as a companion for Sheep Dip – for week days but not for the Christmas Cake. [...] Colour: Gold. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Fruity (red berries) with malty notes and a sweet,vanilla edge. Palate: Spicy with charred oak and aniseed. Rich fruitiness – bruised apples and bananas. With water: Nose: Fruity – toffee apples, sweet fudge and spicy/aromatic aromas. Palate: Smoky – charred wood with fruit cake flavours. Body: Smooth & rounded. [...] Colour: Amber. Tasting Notes, undiluted: Nose: Intense fruits – apples, bananas and pears. Slight fragrant/floral note with subtle sherry aromas developing. Palate: Sweet with malty and heather notes. Rich fruit cake flavours with a subtle sherry influence. With water: Nose: Apple skins with some gorse/bracken aromas and a toasted maltiness. Palate: Malty initially with spices [...] On the nose it is fragrant with citrus (orange peel), flowers (freesia), spice, and a hint of cream-filled choux pastry. Juicy! Water pulls out more of the weighty malty notes. The palate is a lovely mid-weight in a malt that’s softer than the nose initially suggests. Great momentum in the mouth with cranachan, soft baked [...] Colour: Rich amber. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Mulled fruit with cereal/oatmeal aromas. Subtle floral (geranium) hints. Palate: Sweet sherrywood with rich fruit flavours and a spicy, treacle note. With water: Nose: Rich fruit cake aroma – orange peel with a smoky edge. Palate: Fruity with sweet, spicy edge and charred oak. Body: Rich. Finish: Sherrywood. [...] Colour: Deep amber. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Sweet, sherry with herbal notes – cut grass and bracken. Some rich fruit cake notes – Christmas pudding with a hint of brandy. Palate: Spicy with hints of menthol and eucalyptus. Some sherry sweetness with a charred oak edge. With water: Nose: Sherry with strong fruit notes apple [...] Colour: Rich gold. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Dried fruits – christmas cake, hints of menthol and spearmint. A touch of treacle sweetness. Palate: Sweet, rich fruits again with a menthol note. Citrus peel and marmalade with a slight resinous edge. With water: Nose: Sweet, treacle toffee – candy floss. Chocolate aromas with hints of raisins [...] A blend of the finest single malt and single grain whiskies, each deliciously distinctive – from the clean, sweet malts of Speyside to the smoky sea salt of Islay are matured in selected oak casks before being skilfully blended. The heart of the Bell’s blend is rich, spiced and nutty, like a rich ginger cake, [...] |
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