Speyburn 18 Year

Smells deep and complex, and taste is to match. Tornado of flavors , that classic Speyside sweetness that I don't always like but I think the age carries it here. Less body than I'd like but the flavor journey is wonderful. Wood, fire, spice, sweet, everything you'd want.

Speyburn 18 was released to commemorate the 18th anniversary of Bobby Anderson as the distillery manager. The colour is brownish amber colour with thick long legs slowly coming down the glass. The first thing that hit your nose is Toffee followed by tropical fruits with light smokiness. The palate brings the fruitiness to the forefront followed by peppery spiciness which leads to lasting and satisfying finish. The best thing is how it smoothly transits from nose to palate to finish, every part balanced and in harmony.

Perfect whisky with amazing sherry notes. Dark fruits mosh pit

Had this open about 2 months & have been enjoying it. Now down below label. This is an interesting whisky & it has taken me awhile to figure it out. Great abv at 46% & beautiful natural honey color & long thick legs. The nose is toffee & burnt sugar. Hard to describe but not subtle. The taste is immediate and intense toffee with mid palate of butter scotch & long spicy citrus grapefruit finish with good bit of oak. It’s complex, took awhile to open up & tastes different from other Speysides in my opinion. Cost was on par with 18 yo scotches in my area around 120$USD. Would buy again but I’ve only seen one bottle in multiple scotch buying hunts which is now sadly almost gone.

Neck pour. Similar to the 15 year, more refined. Rich and buttery, chocolate, raisins, nuts, vanilla, malt, barrel spices, less astringency than the 15, long spicy finish. Bottle kill. This is a nice sherried Speyside. Holds up pretty well against all the 18 y/o “Glens”. Bumped 1/4 point.

NOSE Strawberry shortcake, dry sherry, honied graham cracker, baking spice with pops of vanilla, copper and leather. Warm, sweet and a slightly earthy, this is a good aroma. PALATE Strawberry shortcake, dry sherry, cocoa, honied graham cracker, baking spice with pops of vanilla, spice, nuts and leather. A near carbon copy of the aroma, but with some coco and nuts and a lack of copper. FINISH Medium-long -> Fruity, malty, darkly sweet and a bit malty.