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4th October 2018 |
Review of the
new William Grant's Aerstone Sea Cask 10 Year Old.
 Aerstone
Sea Cask 10 Year Old is one of two new
whiskies from William Grant & Sons
launched under their new Aerstone single
malt Scotch whisky brand aimed at
simplifying the taste messaging in the
single malt category.
Aerstone Sea Cask 10 Year Old is
described as ‘Smooth and Easy’ on the
pack, it is a classic Speyside-style
single malt with nutty vanilla notes
although it was most likely produced at
the Ailsa Bay distillery at Girvan on
the South Ayrshire coast. This whisky
has developed its character from the
time spent aging in warehouses located
close to the sea on the Ayrshire coast,
giving the whisky a subtle salty note on
the finish.
Bottled at 40% ABV it has initially
launched in Tesco supermarkets
nationwide.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Creamy vanilla fudge, a little barley
sugar sweetness and some distant orange
citrus.
Taste:
A lovely, light, smooth, malty delivery
with a delicious mix of vanilla icing,
barley sugar and sugared almonds,
followed by a little candied orange and
gentle oak joining the party.
Finish:
A long lingering finish, the sweet
vanilla oak takes an age to fade out
leaving just the faintest salty note.
Comment:
When I sat down with the Aerstone Sea
Cask with
the intention of reviewing it I only intended to pour my self
one dram but ended up with another two
pours, simply because it was so
enjoyable. It isn't the most "complex"
single malt you will ever come across,
but that is a term over used by whisky
critics which somehow qualifies a whisky
as being better than others but for me
what qualifies a whisky as being good is
simply whether it is enjoyable and I can
say that the Aerstone Sea Cask is a very
enjoyable smooth easy drinking dram.
A deliciously moreish lighter style
sweet Speyside single malt, although no
region is stated, it is hinted that it
has been produced at William Grant's
Ailsa Bay distillery in Girvan in South
Ayrshire which up until now we only know
as a peated single malt.
Age does matter and this whisky also
proves that fact and at £30 a bottle I
would recommend this to whisky drinkers
new & old. Did I say it was moreish
already, delicious!
Hopefully there will be more to follow
from Aerstone in this style, bottled at
a higher
strength and perhaps a few years older
which could potentially be a outstanding
whisky, but meanwhile I am more than happy to make
do with the new Aerstone Sea Cask 10
Year Old at £30 a bottle for now.
SMW Score
89/100
As I said above the new Aerstone
whisky range has initially launched in
Tesco supermarkets nationwide but no
doubt in the future it will be available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt but for now it is
only available in Tesco.
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