Chieftain's Choice Bladnoch 18 Years Old Sherry Wood

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 27 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Nutty and spicy. Dominated but not drowned in sherry. Cherries in chocolate. Dried fruit. Kumquat. Palate Sherry leads the way. Candied chestnut. Fudge. Leather. Finish Robust. Warm. Spicy. Comment A distinguished expression of sweet oloroso, even if it seems a bit ostentatious on the palate. For after-dinner enjoyment.

Dave Broom Nose Sweet with toasted nuts, dried fruits and spices. Some light oaky tones and bracken. Water makes it slightly more fragrant: sweet hay, flowers, more spice. Palate A sweet yet savoury start. Caramelised fruit and nut. A good, quite chewy mid-palate but all very nicely underplayed. Finish Soft, hay-like. Comment A cracking Bladnoch. Let’s have more like this.