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22nd June 2021 |
Review of The
Gladstone Axe American Oak Scotch
Blended Malt whisky.
 The
Gladstone Axe is a new whisky brand from
New York, USA based fine wine and
spirits company, Biggar and Leith, which
recently launched with two new Scotch
blended malt whiskies.
The whiskies were named in honour of
four-times UK Prime Minister William
Gladstone who was Prime Minister during
the reign of Queen Victoria, they were
created by his great-great-great
Grandson, Elwyn Gladstone, Founder of
Biggar and Leith.
Prime Minister William Gladstone had a
legendary collection of axes and a
passion for felling trees as a way of
relaxing and exercising and people would
come from around the country to watch
him chopping trees.
The first of those two whiskies is The
Gladstone Axe American Oak, a blend of
14 Highland and Islay single malt
whiskies, with the American Oak having
less of the peaty Islay whiskies in the
vatting, it was aged and finished in American
Oak Bourbon barrels.
Elwyn Gladstone says: "We are really
excited to be launching a new blended
malt whisky bearing the name of my
ancestor who was a great figurehead. In
1860, he signed the Spirts Act which
allowed the blending of Scotch Whisky
for the first time, essentially creating
the Scotch Whisky industry as we know it
today.
"Our family origins are in Scotland and
Gladstone had a love for the country. He
said, “There is not a drop of blood in
me that is not Scottish.” I am proud to
be able to honour him with this exciting
new modern classic whisky."
The Gladstone Axe American Oak has been
bottled at 41% ABV and is presented in a
premium decanter style bottle with a wax
seal and a handy thumb print dimple in
the side of the dumpy bottle to keep a
good grip of the bottle when pouring a
dram.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Barley sugar sweet vanilla
toffee, a wee touch of red apple, ripe
pear and a little oak spice lurking in
the background.
Taste: Exactly what the nose said
was coming some delicious barley sugar
sweet vanilla toffee but with a honeyed
edge now, the touch of apple and oak
spice are still there adding to the
pleasure.
Finish:
The sugars bitter out leaving some
slightly drying oak, peppery spice and a
lovely faint touch of peat smoke makes a
late appearance.
Comment:
This one has grown on me after a few
drams over a couple of nights, if you
enjoy a sweet big toffee'd dram you will
like this.
SMW Blended
Malt Whisky Score
83/100
You will find The Gladstone Axe whiskies
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Amazon and
Master of Malt
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