Scotch

Question 1

anCnoc blas

Answer 1

Single malt 54%
Highlands
Spanish and American oak
Non-chill filtered / no colouring

Blas, Gaelic for ‘taste’, has been created in partnership with Scottish fashion designer Patrick Grant. The unique bottle and tube design embodies everything anCnoc represents; its Highland home, rich heritage and the spirit of A Modern Tradition.

Nose: candied orange, lemon, chocolate, vanilla
Taste: full-bodied and oily. Lemon tart, raisins, dark chocolate, freshly cut grass
Finish: long and satisfying with a bitter-sweet cocoa aftertaste.

Question 2

Ardberg Uigeadail

Answer 2

Single malt 54.2%
Highland
Sherry cask
Non-chill filtered

Uigeadail (‘Oog-a-dal’) derives from the Scotch Gaelic for ‘Dark and Mysterious Place’ and is named for the Loch from whence Ardbeg draws its waters. Jim Murray’s 2009 World Whisky of the Year, this cask-strength bottle exudes breathtaking balance.

Nose: peat, dark sugar, freshly ground espresso beans, cereal notes and a most sophisticated tar.

Palate: sweet, ripe fruit,black forest honey, malt, peat and smoked barley.

Finish: Very long, caramel and malt, peat smoke, dark sugar, fresh espresso coffee.

Question 3

Glencadam 15 y.o.

Answer 3

Single malt 46%

Highlands

Question 4

Glengoyne Cask Strength batch 5

Answer 4

Single malt 59.1%
Highlands
First-fill sherry cask and refill sherry casks

Notes: Fig, peppery oak, lemon zest and bourbon biscuits. Sultanas, pear drops, chocolate peanuts and orange oil. Long and well-spiced finish with pepper and cinnamon.

Question 5

Great King Street Compas Box

Answer 5

Blended 43%
First-fill American oak casks, first-fill European oak
ex-Sherry butts and new heavily-toasted French oak
Non-chill filtered

Grain whiskey from a renowned Lowland distillery, all aged in “first fill” American oak
barrels, which makes the grain whisky much richer and sweeter on the palate.
Artist’s Blend consists of almost 50% malt whisky.
Natural colour and without the chill filtration prior to bottling.

Notes: Soft, full and fruity on the palate, with flavors of baked apple, vanilla, spices and toasted oak.

Question 6

Glenfiddich IPA

Answer 6

Single malt 43%
Speyside
American Oak, ex-glenfiddich-ex-IPA cask (Scotland)

Notes: zesty citrus, subtle fresh hops

Question 7

Daluanie 16 y.o.

Answer 7

Single malt 43%
Speyside
Ex-sherry cask

Notes: Cereals, barley sugars, sherry. Fruitcake, oily, nutty, almonds, oily, smoke, oak.