DrRHCMadden
78 Degrees Muscat Barrel Finish
Blended Malt — Victoria, Australia
Reviewed
September 29, 2022 (edited November 5, 2022)
Dan Murphy’s Australian Whisky tasting night. This was the fourth of six blind tastings.
N: Put some old stewed fruits sparingly into the bottom of an old biscuit tin. You probably won’t be far off.
P: Peppery marzipan, bitter and dry chocolate, malt biscuit. Somewhat bland and insipid.
F: Short. Pepper and clove.
78 degrees were known to me for gin not whisky, so I was glad to get the chance to branch out and taste something from somewhere completely new. But, what a let down. I found very little within this pour that didn’t take a whole lot of work to uncover. A grainy mouthfeel and almost slight acrid acetone note made this whole liquid feel dirty and poor quality; very off putting.
I rate this a big, fat, meh.
Distiller whisky taste #72
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@cascode haha, I’m not sure the people at 78 degrees would be calling this kind! I am ultimately glad I didn’t have to pay for this.
I think you are overly kind and generous :-) I tasted a dram of this at a local liquor store but was too uninspired to make any notes. All I wrote in my journal was "65/100". I wasn't that impressed with their gin either.