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The Exceptional Blend 1st Edition Review


17th June 2016

Review of The Exceptional Blend 1st Edition.

The Exceptional Blend 1st Edition ReviewThe Exceptional Blend 1st Edition from Sutcliffe & Son is a exemplary selection of mature grain and malt casks from North British, Strathclyde, Cameronbridge, Glenfarclas, Ben Nevis, Balvenie, Kininvie, Glenfiddich, Alt-a’Bhainne, Auchroisk, Glenallachie, Westport, Speyside and The Macallan distilleries, blended and married in first-fill Oloroso sherry butts.

Spanning four decades, the component whiskies for each edition of The Exceptional bottlings are selected for their individual (yet complementary) attributes, to create a harmonious whisky of layered complexity and great depth. Bottled at 43% ABV, it has an RRP of £86 and it will be available from specialist whisky shops such as The Whisky Exchange


William Morrison's Tasting Notes:

Nose: A little creamy vanilla toffee, a mix of zesty and candied orange.

Taste:  A lovely balance of sherry and molasses, creamy vanilla reminding us of the oak it has spent years maturing in, a mild grassy note, some very distant mild smoke, touch of coconut.

Finish: Sweetens with malt and brown sugar, more of the grassy note, coconut, mildly drying sherry.

Comment: A lovely sherry rich, balanced mature blended Scotch whisky. It displays no age statement but it is certainly in the premium blended Scotch whisky league. Obviously some very good malts and grain whisky have gone into this. I think this could pleasantly surprise quite a few single malt whisky drinkers, a lovely easy to drink blend.

SMW Blended Whisky Score 88/100

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