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Finish: The grains take over in the aftertaste – fortunately, in this case, the finish is quite quick and flat. It's quality attracted quite a following beyond Aberdeenshire and in 1959 it was bought over by Schenley Industries Inc of USA. Nose: Liight smoke and linseed oil, then porridge, the soft part of the bread, metal and hints of diesel oil. So there is lot of irony in this brand: the expression is nowadays (and probably in the past) lighter while the bottle is black, from 1990’s until 2013 the expression was stronger but the glass was lighter (green). It can be easy to turn up our noses at blends once we spend some time on our whisky journey, but that would be to lose sight of the fact that blends are estimated to make up to 90% of Scotch whisky sales and that is likely true for Ireland as well.The classic blend combines Islay malts with Highland, Speyside and Lowland whiskeys that are blended with mild grain whiskeys. The traditional, full-bodied character associated with it during the days of the Grahams almost entirely disappeared. The finish makes me think of Bunnahabhain with that hint of smoke mixed with a nutty, and lightly spiced fruit. In 1995 Highland Distillers acquired the brand and promptly went about recentering the blends recipe around Islay malts. If no such law exists in a Member’s country of residence, the Member has to be over 21 years old to use the Service.

Islay Smoke is one of the first two releases in the Alchemy Series; a beautifully balanced blend of unpeated grains with historic peated malts, including one from 1984. Black Bottle stands out from the crowd of blended Scotches with its retro presentation, and if its previous Islay-heavy character has been muted, ‘new’ Black Bottle remains a dram with a very distinctive style. Black Bottle Blended Scotch whisky was relaunched in 2013, and now features a balanced mix of fruitiness and spice alongside the peaty Islay notes that the brand has been known for. Furthermore, we may (without prior notice and without giving reasons) change, delete or alter any Contributions, whether in whole or in part, that in our sole judgment and discretion violates these Terms, is unlawful, is in any way harmful to you, Members, us, the Service or any third parties.Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. On the other side you have some baking spices, fragrant peat smoke, and an almost gingerbread spice/sweet mix.