Danksy
The Epicurean Blended Malt
Blended Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
January 4, 2022 (edited January 6, 2022)
Tasted a 2020 bottling from batch 14. I've had the bottle open for about a year. This one is unfortunately quite hard to finish.
Nose:
Young and aggressive malt that opens up with a pleasantly floral and herbal nose. It's like walking into a thick meadow in the middle of Spring. The immature malt rains hard on it all though.
Taste:
Harsh. The 46 ABV really doesn't do this whisky any favors. The palate is overwhelmingly herbal with most of the floral notes from the nose nowhere to be found. It all closes with unnaturally sweet candy and burnt sugar. Not a balanced palate at all.
Finish:
Hot. Bitter herbs and burnt sugar. Not very pleasant.
Final thoughts: This is just a poorly executed blended malt that could have been a very different story if only it was 40 ABV and a couple years older. The harshly immature malt just ruins this dram and I do find the burnt sugar in this way too excessive. I'm not a fan of Lowland whisky and this one certainly didn't help sway my opinion in the opposite direction.
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