Chivas Brothers 100 Pipers, 8 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 60 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Biscuity, buttery. Apple jelly. Like walking in an orchard in September and stamping on fruit fallen from the tree, dried leaves and wet grass. Palate Oily, thick, very sweet. Autumn fruit syrup. Apples, a touch of quince. Wood well integrated. Finish Sweet, with a slight dry spiciness. Some nuttiness maybe. Comment A very gentle and fruity whisky. Would have benefited from a balancing dryness.

Dave Broom Nose Broad. Dried mango, light cereal, furniture polish. Very soft and fruity. Slightly dulled by water. Palate Macadamia nut and cooked apple, toasted almond and then into black fruit. Finish Dries suddenly. Comment Starts out as a great big floppy labrador of a whisky, then there’s a abrupt change in gear towards the finish.