Whisky review: White horse blended scotch whisky 700ml bottled @ 40%

Whisky review: White horse blended scotch whisky 700ml bottled @ 40%

-first time buying whisky online
-nice shaped bottle
-cheap and classic blended whisky

Colour : Dark gold, indicating the use of caramel.A bit too dark to be genuine colour, a bit heavy handed on the caramel.looks oily in the glass which indicates a nice hand-crafted product. Very long legs here.

Nose : malt, sweetness, a certain freshness to it too. Some kind of creamy cocoa touches, something is surely hidden behind the nose here. Notes of some kind of fruit juice, very sweet and fresh juice. Not sure I can see the use of talisker not lagavulin...perhaps touches of Bowmore ?

Mouth: malty, sweet apples, not sure I can taste the use of those high-end whiskies. very harsh and spirity. No cocoa notes here, some woody, old woody notes. Seems to be more of a nosing  experience than a taste one. As I let the whisky sit in the glass, it has some notes of Teacher's Highland Cream....But Still a very rough whisky compared to what can be read online.

Finish : leaves a sweet, woody flavour in the mouth, no wow to it.

B- for taste. It's a sad blended, just another one
A+ for the price (85rmb @ 13$+/- and thank god it was so cheap)
A+ for presentation. Nice bottle, classic old-fashioned label

Whisky review: Glenfiddich 18 Years old Bottle 6934 bottled @ 43%

Whisky review: Glenfiddich 18 Years old Bottle 6934 bottled @ 43%

-finally a Glen above 40%

-Was cheap at the duty free store

-Nice packaging

Colour : dark copper, brownish tones, I’m suggesting the use of some caramel here since they mentioned it’s been finished in Bourbon barrel. It should be much paler.

Nose : The old Glen, brown sugar, cold raw sugar, woody note, floral, juicy, still apples (like the 12y) and touch of ‘permanent marker’’……the aftersmell. *some will understand this* In the end the nose is Glen, it’s what is expected of it, not more, not less.

Mouth: nice entry, spicier than the 15y, sweet, white pepper notes, Nice spicy peppery notes. An interesting tingling. However it goes down a bit harsh for an 18y. I suppose that’s supply/demand vs quality.

Finish : lingering sweet brown sugar, ok finish, nothing to ‘wow’ about. A bit acid perhaps.

D+ for price (sure I got it for 60$, but it goes for 100$ at SAQ so…buzz kill here. I think the price point is ok for the 15y. And still the 12y will seduce any unfamiliar mouth to whisky.)

B for taste, we would expect much more of an 18y……it falls a bit flat.

B+ for presentation, like the Glen triangle bottle, nice colours.