Bell's Extra Special Aged 8 Years Tasting notes and reviews
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Bell's Extra Special Aged 8 Years
- Brand
- Bell's
- Expression
- Extra Special Aged 8 Years
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Blended
- Age
- 8 years old
- Abv
- 40.00%
- Availability
- Widely available
Whisky Magazine Issue 9
Best selling blends - Irish Special - White Horse - Wild Turkey.
Published April 2000.
Michael Jackson
85- Nose
- Briney. Fresh earth. Arousing.
- Palate
- Grassy, juicy. Malty, firm, chewy. Shortbread. Cookies. Lemon marmalade. A lot happening.
- Finish
- Distinctly oily aromatics coming through. Long, peppery, dry.
- Comment
- Assertive but rounded. A wonderfully satisfying whisky. Enormously improved since its (and my) younger days.
Paul Pacult
80- Nose
- Softly grainy, with nuances of heather and moss. Dry.
- Palate
- Starts moderately sweet at entry, then turns more hard candylike and caramelly at mid-palate, with not-so-subtle notes of stone dry resiny oak. Oily texture and medium bodied. Very focused.
- Finish
- Medium long and mildly floral/ripe/sweet in the throat.
- Comment
- I favourably responded to the oily texture and laser beam graininess of both the flavour and finish phases. Approaches genuine complexity. Bravo.
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