Tastes
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Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed September 5, 2017 (edited April 24, 2018)I picked this up on a whim because I couldn't believe there was a 12yo single malt available for $16. It was a good decision. Faint pear and oats on the nose. Palate is dominated by honey and vanilla with flashes of green fruit, cut grass, grain, and wood tannins. Soft and sweet. Finish is more fruit and vanilla and every once in a while a whiff of smoke. It doesn't need water and it gets flabby if you let it oxidize. Benefits from a fresh palate; I find it tastes better before noon. This isn't the best whisky in my cabinet but it also isn't the worst, and this bottle sees the light more often than any of my more expensive ones. It's a fantastic value for a solid unpretentious dram. -
Sampled in a glencairn and allowed to breathe for about 10 min, both with and without water. Faint peat on the nose. Palate has an indistinct muddled sweetness and a vague notion that a portion of the liquid spent time in wood, but dominated by grain alcohol burn. No discernible finish aside from booze. Rough and hot, and immediately gave me heartburn. Might be good in a cocktail, but I can get a bottle of Lagavoulin or Talisker for $15 more than Black Label, so I'll stick with them.
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