After 1103 rated whiskies i have finally had a legend of the "Aquavitæ world, the Bailie Nicol Jarvie, a blended scotch that dissapeared from the shelves in 2014. After a quick research, the bottler of this baby was Macdonald & Muir (who later became the Glenmorangie Company). It was said that this blend had the ‘highest malt content of any blended Scotch whisky’. Islay, Speyside and the Highlands are the Scottish zones picked to create this dram. The grain came from Girvan. The youngest component whisky was at least 8 years old. Bottled at 40%abv. The nose starts with a very clean fresh apple note, hazelnut, some saltiness appear as well. There is definitively a caramel chocolate aroma here. Pears and honey. Fresh, very standard whisky aroma. Spicy on the nose, like oregano. The second nose has a very maritime scenario: lots of sea salt and sand aroma. Coconut bronzer. Rum and raisins ice cream. Very clean, well delivered aroma. Toffee. Honey, toffee, hay, sider and salt, it matches the nose perfectly. It is very easy to enjoy. Grassy/hay is the most predominant note. Nice ashy, tobacco/cigar finish. There is a decent amount of peatiness. This is the kind of smokey/salty finish that created the good reputation of scotch whiskies. On the second sip it became much sweeter, with a solid toffee note. Actually this is a pretty balanced, fairly enjoyable dram. I bet this pairs perfectly with a cigar, and it is not super peaty; actually it has a hint of smokiness, only on the aftertaste. It is really nice, very "Cowboy-esque" style. I am sad that it doesn't exist anymore, because i can bet this wasn't expensive and it can be a great everyday dram. My score for it is 89 over 100.
Bailie Nicol Jarvie Blended Whisky
About this bottle
Bailie Nicol Jarvie is a blended Scotch whisky produced by the Glenmorangie Company. Although the label fell into disuse in 2014 as consequence of the expanding market for malt whiskies (i.e. the opportunity cost of bottling their malts in blends became too high), Glenmorangie's parent company still does own the brand. This is a blend of malt and grain whiskies (a 60:40 ratio of malt:grain) sourced from Speyside, in the Scottish Highlands, and from Islay. Mortlach, Benrinnes, Linkwood, and Mannochmore have been mentioned specifically by Master Blender Bill Lumsden as some of the malts used in the blend. In early 2016, Lumsden stoked rumors of a revival; however, he gave no specific timeline. Bottled at 40% ABV.
Reviews
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Wonderful blend we stumbled upon. Flavourful in all the right areas and slips down an absolute treat. All class. They don’t make them like this anymore.
Fort sur l’alcool, il est balancé, fort mais doux, fruité et intense
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