Te Bheag NAS Nan Eilean (40%, IB, +/-2009)

Te Bheag ‘Connoisseurs Blend Gaelic Whisky’ or blended scotch whisky. Non Flitre and Te Bheag is pronounced “Chey Vek” and means “A Wee Dram”. Enough bumpf. The nose is honeyed and smokey along with dried fruit (apricots, pears and apples) along with some dark chocolate and oak spice. The collection of aromas are very well integrated and VERY good. The gentle subtle smoke and chocolate tie everything together very nicely. The more time it spends in the glass the better is becomes. The taste is once again honeyed along with some green notes and some smoke as well as some other grains and brown sugar. After a short period it becomes very dry and oaky. This is nice. There is also some more of the fruit and vanilla. All in all a very good collection of flavours. The finish is not overly strong but a good reflection of the taste but slightly different from the nose but no matter, it’s all good. The finish is quite long and the chocolate malt takes over towards the end. Fruiter rather than dry at this point. Correction; the finish is very long and continues to be good.

What a nice dram, one to share with friends by the fire along with some good conversation.

C$37

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