Cadenhead's Classic Range, Islay

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 53 by Arthur Motley and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Arthur Motley Nose Burnt sticks, lemon flavoured toilet cleaner (in a good way), and tarry rope. Palate A big, sweet, citric peat-boff, followed by a whiplash of dry, moreish ropiness. Finish Storm-lashed rope. Comment You can see why the Germans get so obsessed with this stuff. A peaty happy-slap.

Dave Broom Nose Slightly stony, with smoked meat, juniper, aniseed, rock pools, wet face cloth and paint thinner (??!) Clean, assertive with a little immaturity. Palate Very dusty start. Coal shovel, damp nutty slack, zesty, wet rope. Bigger than you’d expect, but a little one-dimensional. Finish Crisp, phenolic. Comment A slap in the face with a wet haddock.