Golden Blue The Summit

A very interesting bottle from Korea, the land of Soju. My assumptions were that Koreans haven't quite developed a taste for fine single malt whiskies due to the utter lack of Korean Whiskey presence stateside. While this is somewhat true, a friend who recently visited Korea has told me that more and more Koreans have started to get into and enjoy fine whiskey. Golden Blue "The Summit" is one of Korea's distilleries' shot at making a super premium blended scotch. The whiskey does taste its proof, which is substantially lower than what we're used to in western whiskies. Its bottled at 36.5% ABV. The nose and taste remind me of a much more mellow and sweeter Buchannan's Deluxe, with the strange mustiness removed. It's mellow and fruity, tasting of dark pitted fruits like cherries and prunes. It's a tad one dimensional but it isn't actually bad at all. A great easy drinker to enjoy on a warm summer's night. The bottle does come with a very strange slow pour top but luckily doesn't use the infuriating ball type spout found on Buchannan's. If this is what we can expect from Korea's whiskey scene, I expect to see more easy drinking blended scotches that are likely to go heads up with the likes of Johnnie Walker Black Label.