Naked Malt

The aroma is very thick and massive, with distinctive notes of dark chocolate, coffee beans, some coriander, nutmeg, salted peanuts, unkempt dried grass. It reminds me of an old, scuffed, threadbare paper soaked with port wine. A little bit sharp and spicy on a palate: cloves, cardamom, cinnamon. Some chocolate again, some bread and malt, soy. It is still very solid, consistent, thick and even a bit heavy as an old dusty carpet. Some acetaldehyde notes appear in the finish, as well as greek yoghurt, pine nuts, vegetable oil, yet still the certain spiciness remains to be present. The aftertaste is palpable though not very long nor pleasant. As a sum - not very complex nor varied but decent blended malt worth of a praise. It shows a certain character though the majority of values commonly found in single malt whiskies are buried deep down in a quite poor balance, spirituous-ness and overwhelming "wallop". But it is optimal for its price and it certainly wins over other representatives of blended malt whiskies market (yep, I'm talking about Monkey Shoulder). Well done, Naked Grouse, but it's not quite enough to buy you again.

Wonderful and rich. Chocolate, sweet, with floral notes. Very smooth and delightful.

This one is definitely rough and hot. It's better with some water but then it tastes washed out. Dark fruits, raisin, Sherry.

Very malty and fruity and pleasant to drink Very nice malt blend

Great blended malt. Easy on the wallet when you need a Sherry fix. Dark fruits, chocolate covered cherry and malt... Wisp of smoke.