Age | 30 |
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Cask Type | Hogshead |
Country | Scotland |
Distillery | Cameronbridge |
Range | Authentic Collection |
Spirit Region | Lowlands |
Spirit Release | Summer 2019 Batch 2 |
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Spirit Type | Single Grain Whisky |
%Volume | 57.9 |
Wood Type | Bourbon |
Year Distilled | 1989 |
Tasted as part of the Blind Tasting Consortium session 11 (A dram too far) on 29/05/2021.


Appearance
Leaning towards mid gold in colour here, it beads up quickly on the swirl line, and creates a overall film and medium legs.
Nose
I’m going foresty with this one again, with wood varnish, and cut grass, and it’s definitely a higher abv. There’s also a touch of perfume, and dustiness.
BOOM I'm back in Peru ' errr thats not orange juice for breakfast' yep guava #BlindDrams
— Gav forster (@gavsdrams) May 29, 2021
With more time in the glass i’m getting grapefruit, guava, and more wood treatments. I’m thinking some of the smells in the back of a painter and decorators van. There’s toast now, and tobacco leaves too.
Agree mate. #BlindDrams
— Dram it Mick! (@StillSurreal) May 29, 2021
Palate
Surprisingly fruity, with lemons and pineapple, and a little spirity too. It’s quite hot again for me, with a higher abv. Then there is spiciness. That’s dates and cloves, anise, aniseed,and dark chocolate mixed with icing sugar and lemon bon bons. Not a bad palate for me.
Finish
Dark chocolate, black pepper, chillis,ginger nuts again, black liquorice, espresso, and cask char.
My thoughts
This was the 2nd blind dram during the tasting, and again i quite liked it. It certainly isn’t a complex dram but it does have some nice aromas and flavours. I gave this 3 out of 5, tied first place.
Would i buy a bottle?
That’s a tough question to be honest, when i tasted it i said that i might buy one, but finding out afterwards that it’s around £80 it doesn’t come cheap, and i most likely wouldn’t buy one, i have other whiskies i’d rather spend the money on to be honest.
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