Bladnoch Vinaya

Apple and toffee apple. And Christmas

Fruity sherry sweet, vanilla, caramel chocolat, oak

N: Malty cereals are delivered with young green apple and straw notes. P: Stewed pear is a weak entry with some creamy chocolate and bitter chocolate in equal measure. There are some oaky spices and perfumes, but everything is short and a little bland. F: Medium. Pepper, cinnamon, and bitterness of cocoa powder. Mostly though, this is just all about heat. Nose and pallate are very similar to many other lowland malts. And thats not a fault, but it does make this offering unremarkable. This is clearly intended as an entry level whisky to showcase lowland whisky. Its well made. Clean. Crisp. Tasty. But its entirely unremarkable and lacks any standout character or flavours of interest. I expected more to be honest. This is simply put: fine. Distiller whisky taste #77

Honey, pear, doughy, freshly cut grass

A dark dried fruit nose overlayed with high notes of sherry. Flavors include baking spices, toasted oak cask, vanilla, and water cracker. The sherry points things towards the sweeter end of the spectrum, but as with the majority of Lowland Scotches, it is not overwhelming.