Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky

Nose: corn, vanilla, floral Taste: honey, musty, oak A delightful surprise when I went to buy a second corn whisky. This is so light and sweet and enjoyable. Definite buy at $30.

I am not a fan of grain whiskies, but i have had a few that were good enough. One of those, was the Bain's 15yo, which i was lucky to try when i never expected to. After that, i bought a sample of this one, the award winning one. (I believe it was 2018 or 2017 when it won best grain whisky of the world). So i bought it, and... it was not worthy. This dram, is a smooth, normal whisky. It can be defined as the most standard grain whisky you'll ever had. Bottled at 43%abv, golden color. On the nose, your typical grain whisky: Vanilla, Butter, Fresh maize fields; Citric, lemon and Lime. Aroma changes a little bit after first sip, revealing dulce de leche and fondant. On the palate, Vanilla and pepper. Creamy. Nothing else. Aftertaste is corn. Eating corn that is, actually you can feel the flavors from chewing fried corn with butter. Overall this is a simple, smooth, normal, boring grain whisky. Forgettable in every sense. 68 over 100 is my score for it.