Cadenhead Speyside 18yo 2001/2020 Virtual Open Day 2020

Cadenhead Speyside 18yo 2001/2020 Virtual Open Day 2020

WM Cadenhead 
Single malt - Speyside 
Amber
52.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, honey, roast pork, cloves, soy sauce, winter melon, hints of wintergreen. With water, honey, milk chocolate, soy sauce, cloves. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, syrupy, tingly, hot. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Raisins, gooseberries, cloves, fresh baked bread, wintergreen, malted grains, hints of photocopy paper. With water, honey, coffee, gooseberries, hints of white grapes. 
Finish: Long. Black tea, malted grains, cloves, honey. 

Comments: 

Sweet yet meaty and savoury. I’d have said this was a blend if it hadn’t been labelled as a single malt - it’s got some characters that remind me of Caol Ila, as well as the herbal raisiny ‘Farclas, which of course it is.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.