ryenation
Reviewed
October 26, 2016 (edited September 16, 2018)
You can either keep this whisky as a reliable old friend or spend some time with it to get to know it on a deeper level. This could be your safety whisky, nothing complex. If you want simple, you will find apples, sherried fruit and demerara sugar on the nose and palate. On the palate you will get some additional white pepper. The finish will be fruity and pleasant. It's safe, you know this whisky, it's reliable. On the other hand, if you spend some time with it and dig a bit deeper, you will get the addtional aspects of peat and smoke. There is also chocolate covered orange. This whisky will not just hand these to you, you will need to work for them, but the work will be rewarded. Don't get distracted and the finish is long and will keep rewarding you. At this price range it's all up to you. You can just have that safe friend, who you think you know and is always there for you, or you can take the risk and try to see what's hidden underneath.