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7th September 2017 |
Review of
Aldi Hogwash Blended Malt
Scotch whisky.
 Hogwash Blended Malt Whisky is a no age
statement whisky from the budget
supermarket chain Aldi, a recent
addition to their own label whisky
line-up.
Like most things in Aldi the packaging
and product tries to emulate the best
selling brand name and in this case they
have clearly bottled Hogwash in a bottle
to emulate William Grants Monkey
Shoulder blended malt whisky which is
probably the best selling Scotch blended
malt whisky in the world, will the
flavour profile come close to Monkey
Shoulder? Read on below to see what I
thought about Aldi's Hogwash.
Hogwash was matured in white oak
hogshead barrels, hence its name, my bottle is labelled "Blend No. 8", I am
not sure where the first 7 blends went as I
haven't come across them, it was bottled
at 40% ABV.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Vanilla and some gentle
orange citrus.
Taste: Very pleasantly pleasing
toffee is joined by sweet vanilla
and a little orange citrus and some late
spice.
Finish: The toffee and sweet
vanilla party bitters out leaving a
touch of mildly drying gentle oak spice.
Comment: It is a little young and
just a bit spirity, but I
didn't expect a 12 year old for the
price. The very pleasantly pleasing
toffee, vanilla, orange and mild
spiciness combined with the £14.99 price
tag make this an easy drinking, palatable dramming
whisky. Perhaps a good one to pour after
you have had a couple of drams of your
more expensive favourite and your taste
buds are now not so fresh.
The bottle design and flavour profile is
clearly aimed at emulating William
Grant's Monkey Shoulder blended malt and
it has really done a superb job on both
counts. Monkey Shoulder is often
promoted as a great mixer for long
drinks and cocktails, I would say if
that is your thing save yourself a few
pound and get yourself a bottle of
Hogwash and as I have said a great dramming
whisky to have after a couple or even a
few Hogwash.
As Scotch malt whisky continues to
become a more expensive pleasure these
days I know many of you seek out less
expensive alternatives such as the
supermarket own label whiskies, like most things in
Aldi this comes close to the brand name
it is trying to emulate but at a much
cheaper price. If you are on a budget or
going to mix it then I can happily
recommend this above other whiskies you
will find at this price.
SMW Score 79/100
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