This is very similar to their blended scotch Pigs nose which is decent. This is better........Poured neat , nose is bready malt, some light apple cinnamon and tea leaves with a bit of barrel and char. Palate is more of the same with sweet malt, oaky dough and char. Maybe a wisp of smoke but more like the fire's been out a long time. Finish is drying malt and char with wood notes that linger. Overall I find it pretty enjoyable. Vatted malt so no grain harshness to deal with. However its a little pricey(for malt blend) at mid to high 30's. Deanston virgin oak is in this profile, tastes better imo and is less$. Still Im not disappointed with Sheep Dip and even give it a recommend score of 81/100...........If you find it for decent price worth a shot if you like malty "scotchy" scotch
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@Ctrexman Yeah, same here. I'd take MS, Naked Grouse or Copper Dog over this any day - for a little more JW Green Label is a definite step up.
@WhiskeyLonghorn Its been a while since ive had either but I believe I prefer the MS.
As batted malts go, how does this compare to Monkey Shoulder, which might be my favorite workhorse cocktail blend.
I was much harsher on this when I tasted it 6 months ago, but I said at the time that I think it is an opportunistic blend with a lot of elasticity built into the recipe, and so it will vary from batch to batch. Sounds like the current one is not so bad.