Speyside Single Malt Tasting notes & Pronunciations

The whiskies from Speyside are typically the sweetest of the malts

Tamdhu Single Malt

Light Body, Medium-Sweet, No Peat, Mild Malty and slightly smoky & toffee. Malty, floral finish. Compare with Cardhu & Glen Grant,

Glen Grant Single Malt

Light Body, Medium-Sweet, No Peat, is Fruity, Floral, Malty and Nutty Hints Compare with Cardhu & Tamdhu

Knockando 12 Year Old Malt.

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, almond aroma, Tastes Smooth, creamy, fruity with a Hint of smoke. finishes with a hint of smoke and coffee. Compare with Aberlour & Glenfarclas;

Macallan 12 Year Old Sherry Oak

Full-Bodied, Medium-Sweet ,Tastes smooth, with rich dried fruits and sherry, balanced with smoke and spice. Finish of Sweet toffee, dried fruits, smoke and spice.

The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt.

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, Subtle peatiness, fruity, with vanilla. Long Finish with trace of peat at the end. Compare with Balvenie

Glenfarclas 21 Year Old Single Malt.

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet , Tastes vanilla delicately smoked with a long lasting finish. Compare with Aberlour & Knockando;

Glenrothes 18yrs

Medium-Bodied, Sweet, Low Peat and complex spice, fruit and perfume. A delicious after-dinner malt.

Glenrothes 32yrs

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, Low Peat , with Full malty flavour, vanilla and orange zest. Finish is Medium length. Compare with Tullibardine

Glenfiddich 15 Year Old

Medium-Bodied, Sweet, Low in Peat The taste is smooth, fruity & floral gentle spice and a touch of oak.

The Aberlour 10 Year Old

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet , smooth and creamy taste, with spicy nutmeg and honey combining with autumn fruits. A long, soft finish.

The Aberlour 15 Year Old Single Malt

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet, The taste is soft and spicy, lightly toasted oakyness, sherry, nuttiness mixed with ripe apricots and toffee . The finish is mellow, spiciness and subtle hints of mint. Compare with Glenfarclas & Knockando;

Balvenie 10 Year Old, Founder’s Reserve.

Medium-Bodied, Medium-Sweet Palate, Smooth, some malt and a trace of honey and oak, sherry Finish medium lenght, rich, aftertaste with the light sherry notes persisting.

Balvenie 12 Year Old Double Wood.

Full-Bodied, Medium-Sweet Palate, Mellow, rich and smooth. An interesting complexity that will make you pay attention to detail as you taste this very unique malt. Finishis Warming. Long-lasting, with the complexity still getting one’s attention. The sherry is evident, with a most interesting fullness. Compare with Glenlivet

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