Nose: Very shy and mild. Hints of malt and a quick flash of ashy smoke but it lacks presence. Over time in the glass as it warms up the nose improves, but only a little. Palate: Sweet malt on the arrival with smoky ash on the side. The ash note enlarges in the development, but that’s the only change. The texture is neutral but silky and the palate has more presence than the nose. Finish: Very Short. Sweet ashy malt. So, the only interesting thing about this whisky is the story behind its botched marketing campaign. Diageo released the “Explorer’s Club Collection” in 2012 but did not account for the fact that there is a real Explorer’s Club based in New York. The club took legal action for trademark infringement, and won, making the existing bottles of this whisky a collector’s item. As for the whisky, it’s OK but nothing special. It resembles regular Red Label but has a more pleasing, soothing character and is a little more smoky. The grain whisky component is strikingly obvious but thankfully it is sweet and has a nice silky texture. I’d bet good money it is sourced from North British as it has that slick quality of Scottish grain whisky distilled from corn mash. It’s pleasant, insanely easy to quaff, but ultimately forgettable and poor value for money. I should maybe have left this bottle sealed and auctioned it, but meh. “Average (just barely)” : 75/100 (2.5 stars)
About this bottle
This is one of four releases under the Explorers' Club sold exclusively as travel retail. It is sold in a 1L sized bottle and is meant to be a "rugged, vibrant whisky that makes the ideal travel companion wherever the road may take you." This blend has no age statement and is bottled at 80 proof.
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The Adventurer is a very interesting whiskey Because for me it is the only one of JW that relates more to sugar cane than to honey. It is a very weak whiskey in terms of complexity, it is a hit or miss likening in this one. Drink it neat or with one or two. It is very cheap, and the color of the bottle tells us it is somehow related to the terrible Red, but I think it is how the red supposed to be in the first place. It is very easy on the palate, but at the end you understand you are not drinking a 18 years, because the alcohol taste comes strong. Like the single malts, this Whiskey will be loved by some and hate by others, I am in the first group.
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