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anCnoc 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 30, 2017 (edited January 26, 2020)
Nose: Sweetly floral, fragrant with an unmistakable aroma of frangipani flowers and honeysuckle (but it's not heavy or cloying at all - just light and fresh). Also oak, lemon peel, mixed spices, brightly aromatic herbs and citrus fruits. An uplifting and delicately bright nose.
Palate: A tropical fruit basket with citrus and pineapple to the fore plus sweet malty, toffee notes. Very nice combination of sweet and cereal flavours.
Finish: Medium/short, but satisfying, with a cereal-oak combination finale.
Overall it's a pleasant, gentle dram - light but not lightweight, with a distinctive floral presentation. It's a great showcase for delicate bourbon cask maturation sweetened with some low-tannin sherry oak. There's nothing here to dislike but it could be considered a little too "easy" to be really interesting.
I enjoyed the bottle I had (which I drank last summer and I think it suited the season admirably) but I probably wouldn't bother buying it again. However if you're looking for a gentle, easy-drinking whisky for a hot summer afternoon then you could do far worse, particularly as it is priced very fairly.
“Good” : 83/100 (3.5 stars)
85.0
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