Finally, the time has come. Day 1 of the DIY whisky/rum/gin advent calender I ordered from master of malt. Made sure everything was on Distiller so I can write notes (to be honest, that's half the fun of tasting a new whisky, at least for me).
We start with the Green Label, a blend that has quite a bit of hype behind it. One could almost say it's the monkey shoulder of Johnnie Walker.
On the nose you are greeted with honey, malt and some salty notes. Kinda reminds of those cashew peanut mixes that are covered in honey and salt. Add to that a hint of orange and you're there.
The taste continues that way, salty, sweet, barley, malt and the faintest hint of peat smoke with some citrus mixed into it.
Aftertaste is more bitter than sweet, bit salty and pleasently warm.
It earned it's fame. Very good blended malt, and for about 30 bucks something that should not be missing in any collection.
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34.90€ in the bigger vienna online shop. Scotch seems to be on the cheaper side in austria...but we pay a premium for bourbon. (also, that shop seems to have some Black Art 4 left...)
$30 something!? Man, it’s 60 something over here. 30 something gets me a black label, which I don’t like. Green is nice tho!
Keep it quality, not quantity. It's a journey, no need to rush it. I slowed down a bit in posting my own reviews to have more time to fully enjoy the malts before I sit down and start writing. Enjoy your calender! Slainte
Thanks! :) Will do. Still got a lot of whiskies to go through. Also, currently building a new whisky shelf with more room...reading notes on here makes me want to taste so much more ^^
I always enjoy reading your reviews! Keep up the good work.