In honor of 8 Speyside distilleries owned by Diageo, this blend was made for the Copper Dog whisky bar located inside the Craigellachie hotel. A “copper dog” is also a device that looks a lot like a cork-topped test tube with an attached chain. It is said that distillery workers used these to sneak whisky from casks to take home. This blend is rich gold in color and creates medium legs and lots of large droplets inside your Glencairn. It’s bottled at 40% and I picked this up online for $32. The nose is butterscotch, apples and pears, red berries and some slight milk chocolate. The casks also provides some weak vanilla and light oak aromas. The palate is smooth, albeit quite watery. There’s vanilla and sweet grapes and some orchard fruits. The finish is expectedly short, yet slightly warming. There’s a good bit of rich vanilla left behind. It’s slightly mouthwatering. Overall, it’s a fine blend for the money. This should replace any and all uses of Johnnie Walker Red or Dewars White Label in your cocktails and can even be enjoyed neat or on the rocks. If you’re looking for an extra, cheap bottle to add to an international order- see if the store has this in stock. It’s solid and cheap. 3-3.25 stars. Cheers.