Johnnie Walker A Song of Ice

Another one of Johnnie Walker's expressions of HBO hit tv series "Game of Thrones". This time its "Song of Ice", a blended whisky that uses Clynelish as the base for the flavor, which should feel "cold" or something like that. Most of this Johnnie Walker GOT whiskies weren't very good, and the White Walker one was horrible, so lets se what we got here. Bottled at 40.2%abv, golden color. On the nose, it is very fruity. Grapefruit, super fresh apples, Pear and Vanilla. Letting it breath for a long time reveals a dim toffee note. There is a "ghostly" spiciness; Red apples with caramel. Not bad. On the palate, it follows the same rythm of the nose: Apples, Pears and Pepper. Very fruity, Pear peel. A second sip gave me grapefruit and some other citrus flavors. Aftertaste is ok, but a little straightforward  Burnt dry grass, Ginger and Dim smokiness. After 3 sips, the grain whisky appeared with its maize and corn notes. Overall this is not that bad. I expected something worse. Fails to feel cold, or be complex; it feels like something everybody would enjoy. The other one, called "Song of Fire" is way more dissapointing, and i might actually finish this bottle someday, maybe sharing it a lot. My score for it is 76 over 100.

On sale for almost half off I couldnt resist. Nose is candle wax with floral fruit, dryer lint and toasted oak. Some graininess sneaks in around the edges. Melted waxy fruit on the palate but now the grain is fully announced. There is some decent malt and light oak but the damn grain washes it out. Finish is twangy sour grain masking the fade of fruit/malt/oak. Its got that funk like someone puked in the high school hallway and the janitor threw sawdust on it. Its a shame as there are some nice flavors here just crushed by grain alcohol......67/100.....can drink it but dont really want to

Had my first glass with a large ice cube since Johnnie Walker recommends serving it cold (in my experience, that means there will be a lot of the grain whisky burn). Nose is grassy and clean, just like the bottle says. Not as syrupy on the palate as the White Walker. Loads of vanilla overwhelm a hint of fruit and as it gets colder and diluted, it almost loses any distinguishable taste. Clean finish. I bought it for the marketing gimmick.

I tasted this and the Song of Fire version back to back. On the nose this was lightly floral and fruity. It reminded me of pears, peaches, honeysuckle and apple blossoms. The taste was slightly sweet and fruity. I didn’t really get anything floral when tasting. It was good but not very complex. It reminded me a lot of Paddy’s Irish whiskey. This would be a good scotch for someone who never had scotch before.

Had neat. After a bit of time in the glass, I got tropical fruit, grass and caramel butterscotch sweetness. A hint of smoke creeps in after more time in the glass . A longer, stronger finish than expected with grassy notes on the end. Easy sipping and very nice. Update: after the bottle got about halfway down, after a couple of months, some very nice spice developed at the end.

I hated it at first, but now find it to be an ok drink. Fruity and a bit of butter caramel, it is not spicy at all. There is an odd aftertaste lingering on the back of the toungue. Wasn't expecting much from a "theme" whisky. Hope we won't see a star wars set (android oil in r2d2 shaped bottles).