Honey & Vanilla with no Bitterness

[heatmiser]

I have been a long time tequila fanatic and have recently started drinking scotch whisky with a few of my buddies. My favorite flavors in tequila are honey & vanilla (Don Julio 1942 is #1). In addition, I do not really like any bitter tastes. Any scotch whisky recommendations with these characteristics? Thanks!!!

[Scotchio]

I'm drinking a McKillops Clynelish 89 which is very richly honied but I'm not sure how typical it is for Clynelish as it's my 1st one from there.

[Aidan]

Balblair has nice honey flavour.

[Reggaeblues]

Scotchio, you say "I'm drinking a ...Clynelish," present tense!

Drammit, man -it's 9.16 in the morning!!!!!!

P.S More notes on "Need Your Love" internet sccess on the other thread.

[Scotchio]

It's not a literal glass in the hand comment, it's just one of the bottles currently open. I'm putting off house moving and financial restructuring arrangements/form filling because this is far more entertaining. It's tempting to take a dram when no work comes in but I know that along that pathway destitution and madness lie.

[bamber]

I'm think Balvenie 10yo.

[Caledonians]

Just opened my bottle Aberlour 15yo Cuvée Marie d'Ecosse and it's got a very nice honey taste on the palate!

[TreacleSponge]

I can taste honey in Glengoyne 17yo, and vanilla (custard, but I guess it’s the same thing) in Edradour 10yo, and I think both these are very good.

There’s honey flavours in Old Pulteney and in Scapa (which is also slightly vanilla-ish), but I don’t think either of those are very interesting malts. Of course, everybody's different, so even though I think they’re rather dull, someone else will come along and say they’re great

[Scotchio]

The girl at my local Oddbins keeps refering to the OB scapa as Winny the Pooh's favourite whisky. I haven't tried it yet but the GM bottles I've had were briny spicy and vanillared but not especially honeyed

[Frodo]

I'm think Balvenie 10yo.

I'd second this suggestion, or the Balvenie 15 if you want to splurge.

I found Highland Park 12 to be a fairly honeyed dram, but not much vanilla there IMHO.

[Deactivated Member]

The girl at my local Oddbins keeps refering to the OB scapa as Winny the Pooh's favourite whisky. I haven't tried it yet but the GM bottles I've had were briny spicy and vanillared but not especially honeyed

Funny about Scapa. Some find it very honeyed, others not at all. I thought it tasted of fruit salad--not a drop of honey in my bottle!

[Scotchio]

Now Mr t are you quite sure it didn't just taste of whisky ?

[Deactivated Member]

I was gonna say cookie dough....

[Scotchio]

"Dough ! "

[l'chaim]

I’ve been lurking for a while and felt I should finally register, as I would also vote for the Balvenie 15yo, or any Balvenie, really. IMHO, every Balvenie I’ve tasted is all about honey and vanilla. Not a hint of bitterness. I just bought a bottle of the 15yo (after my wife gave me the go ahead, of course) at the duty free in Prescott, Ontario. Lovely stuff.

[Jan]

Welcome to the forums, I'chaim

Actually I think one should perhaps be cautious recommending the 15yo as honeyed. As it is single cask bottlings, their profile varies a little.

The only bottle I have owned was not honeyed, going more on fruits, pears, apples and such. But I think perhaps this was an exception to the general profile?

[l'chaim]

Thanks Jan!

I suppose you may be right. This is the first bottle of the 15yo that I’ve bought, but I was so enthusiastic about it I couldn’t resist posting about it. Of course, I’ve been pretty enthusiastic about every whisky I’ve tried. My last bottle was my first Ardbeg 10, and I thought, “Wow, this is the best dram I’ve ever had!” Then I bought this Balvenie, obviously quite different from the Ardbeg, and thought, “Wow, this is the best dram I’ve ever had!”

[Admiral]

As a general "regional" feature, the whiskies from Perthshire tend to be quite honeyed.

Try Edradour, Blair Athol, Dalwhinnie, and perhaps even Glenturret.

Cheers,
AD

[ScotchPalate]

Well, I know I'll be beat to all he** and back for saying this but, The Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Reserve has a honey and vanilla palate. No bitterness, and it does also have a slight Glenfiddich typical pear taste to it. Many here aren't too fond of Glenfiddich in general. However, even those with palates too refined for Glenfiddich have enjoyed my Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Reserve. It's pretty reasonably priced, too.

[Scotchio]

Well, I know I'll be beat to all he** and back for saying this but, The Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Reserve has a honey and vanilla palate. No bitterness, and it does also have a slight Glenfiddich typical pear taste to it. Many here aren't too fond of Glenfiddich in general. However, even those with palates too refined for Glenfiddich have enjoyed my Glenfiddich 15 Year Solera Reserve. It's pretty reasonably priced, too.

On the nail buddy,that is a truly rich honey and damn well priced to boot

[heatmiser]

ScotchPalate - Thanks for the recommendation on the Glenfiddich 15 Solera! I had purchased a bottle of this a week ago at Hi Times for $29 (couldn't pass it up at that special price). I opened the bottle last night and really enjoyed it. Thanks again for the advice! I am going to purchase a few others that were recommended in this thread as well.