$11.99 Scotch Whisky Week!

“36 months is so much more mature than 3 years” ….40% and 36 months… ‘just’ barely scotch whisky……W.I. is on the Hawaiian Island of Maui and taking a look at the lower end of the price spectrum…..

Scoresby 36 Months (40%, Very Rare, Blended Scotch Whisky, +/- 2009)

“The Connoisseur’s Scotch Whisky” so says the label……

An internet search revealed very little about Scoresby; it seems Diageo wants to keep details a secret?? Come on Diageo, you can do better than that……

The nose is very much of grain whisky with very little evidence of any malt whisky however while it is quite one sided towards grain there are no evil notes like gasoline or strong solvents but there simply isn’t much here. The taste is middle of the road in flavour profile and tastes like whisky with some nice sweetness which is a pleasant surprise. It’s also quite vibrant but there is still little evidence of any malt. Once again there is nothing alarming in the taste. The finish has some fruit and …… some grain ( think of corn or chewing on wheat grains straight from the field). Some chewy moments towards the end and once again nothing to set off the alarm bells, actually quite a vibrant finish, not dull. Some very light green notes towards the end of the finish that is surprisingly long. There some grain in there however not a hint of the malt that must be in there somewhere. After a few minutes there’s some slight hints of NutraSweet at the very tail end of the finish.

Just for fun, since the large majority of whisky consumed in the USA is poured over ice this was done, merely in the interests of science.

Not a huge change from the un-iced sample and perhaps a mild improvement however after a short while in the glass the ice begins to dominate and it changes somewhat to become slightly like a chilled vodka (think of that Polish Vodka with the blade of grass in the bottle). A nice drink and well done for maintaining balance throughout or perhaps this is merely due to the lack of character. However it should be noted that there are simply no dire notes; perhaps this is the most redeeming character?

US$11.99

Score 69 points

tomorrow….Lauder’s Blended Scotch Whisky……