Bladnoch 11 Year Old (2020 Release)

Nose: Ammonia, cat pee, floral, grassy, lemon urinal cake Palate: Floral, heather honey, apple, cocoa nibs, pear, dark chocolate, barley Finish: Medium short finish. Sweet, chocolate, poached pear, floral and peppery The smell is a little off putting - ammonia and citrus - but this dram comes into its own on the palate and finish. Doesn't blow you away, but it is a decent dram. I'd consider this a session dram, it improves as it sits in the glass for a while dampening the pretty awful nose.

Labelled ‘first release’. Carte D’Or vanilla ice cream. There‘s plenty of Bourbon, rye-whisky character here in the sweetness - telling that it’s from Bourbon and American wine casks. It’s all on the wood, this.