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Bladnoch Embers Cask
Single Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 21, 2022 (edited October 22, 2022)
Nose: Pears, orange water, soft grassy hay, mild sweet peat smoke, a little vanilla, evolving sweet malt extract. Trace hints of farmyards and a mineralic tinge. A very good nose.
Palate: Sweet arrival with tropical and dried stone fruits (apricots, pears), lemon and a little hint of mixed spice. Digestive biscuits and hard toffee emerge in the development and a sweet, soft, creamy peat foundation builds with every sip. The texture is rich and slightly oily.
Finish: Medium/long. The sweet fruits dwindle into a smoked malt-and-mocha aftertaste.
This is the best Bladnoch I’ve tasted to date, not the least because it bears a similarity to Hazelburn 10 (which I have been unable to find for literally years). The nose treads that fine line between elegance and roughness and is, quite simply, delightful. The palate is equally impressive with its combination of ever increasing peat smoke, malt and fruits.
This was an exclusive bottling from The Whisky Club in Australia. I have not investigated these guys before but now I’m intrigued. If it is at all possible to obtain a bottle I’ll do so.
Tasted from a 30ml sample kindly sent to me by @DrRHCMadden
“Very Good” : 87/100 (4.25 stars)
120.0
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@cascode shall do later on, in essence though; the absolute worst of service.
@DrRHCMadden Really? What was the issue with them. Email me if you prefer.
I had a pour of this a week or so ago, my first since initially tasting. I thought to my self that I’ll need to go back and taste again. It really grew on me and I think it’s better than I initially thought. Seems you have rated very handsomely. The Whisky Club though, damn they pissed me off!