Official bottling
Single malt - Speyside
Sunshine gold
43% ABV
Dram
Nose: White grapes, sea salt, malted grains, honey, dried apricots, treacle.
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, cool, airy.
Tasting: Sweet sour. Chocolate, fresh baked bread, vanilla sponge, salt caramel.
Finish: Short. Dried apricots, lemon zest, vanilla sponge, honey.
Comments:
18 years is normally the sweet spot for whisky, at least for me, so I was looking forward to tasting this sherry monster. Unfortunately it didn’t live up to expectations. There’s honey and chocolate of course, allied to a malty nose, but it seemed a bit thin. Bottling this at 46% or even north of 50%, may have helped, although I understand the lack of interest in a very woody, high strength whisky.
Verdict:
Not bad.
Sunshine gold
43% ABV
Dram
Nose: White grapes, sea salt, malted grains, honey, dried apricots, treacle.
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, cool, airy.
Tasting: Sweet sour. Chocolate, fresh baked bread, vanilla sponge, salt caramel.
Finish: Short. Dried apricots, lemon zest, vanilla sponge, honey.
Comments:
18 years is normally the sweet spot for whisky, at least for me, so I was looking forward to tasting this sherry monster. Unfortunately it didn’t live up to expectations. There’s honey and chocolate of course, allied to a malty nose, but it seemed a bit thin. Bottling this at 46% or even north of 50%, may have helped, although I understand the lack of interest in a very woody, high strength whisky.
Verdict:
Not bad.
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