Tony-Scotch
anCnoc 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
June 21, 2016 (edited November 4, 2019)
Tried this guy over the weekend as my search for anytime drams that are light on the wallet goes on.
Nose: The usual suspects for a Speyside, Vanilla, Citrus and some kind of cream or frosting.
Taste: This one is strange in that I taste a different note every time, sometimes it's that canned pineapple note everyone talks about, other times it's more lemony/grassy. Oily mouthfeel, creamy.
Finish: Nothing that complex, sweet and refreshing, floral, oaky. Perfect on a muggy NYC summer night.
I don't think this will replace Glenlivet 12 or Glenmorangie 10 as my one bottle a week dram but it is a solid alternative in the price range.
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NH is tax free??!! Live Free or Die, and oh by the way No Tax.
Tax-free? Time to move to New Hampshire!
Fair enough, makes sense. I got my anCnoc in tax-free New Hampshire so for the price/quality comparison I was speechless.
I figured it might be something like that. In the Netherlands, I can get most 10/12yo SMW for 30 euros, so I suppose the equation is different for me.
I tend to base my reviews alot on cost to quality ratio. Gun to my head I would choose the Ancnoc every time (and the Glenmorangie 10) But because I can get the Glenlivet for $30 it changes the equation. While I agree that the Ancnoc is better I'm not sure it's $15 better. Scotch prices in NYC are higher than most of the country. It's also not easy to find Ancnoc in every liquor store. By no means do I think Glenlivet is better.
I'm with Matthijs. To be honest I find anCnoc to be stellar in comparison to Glenmorangie 10 (a great everyman's malt) and even more superior to the Glenlivet 12.
What differentiates this whisky from Glenmorangie 10, if I may ask? Or to rephrase, why do you prefer Glenlivet 12/Glenmorangie 10?