Cradle Mountain Double Malt

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 24 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Slightly dry. Faint suggestion of peat. Perhaps it’s just a grassy note. Palate Concentrated sweetness. Fruity. Lemony. Finish Spicy. Warming. Comment Plenty of flavours, but they need to be better combined and rounded.

Dave Broom Nose Sweet with a dry undertow and some depth. Fruity, with orange concentrate, lemon icing/cupcakes and some dry maltiness. In time, a real creaminess. Palate Good weight, though slightly slick on the palate. Plenty of fruit balanced by a crisp nuttiness and a strange roasted quality: highly roasted coffee bean/bourbon biscuit. Finish Soft and long. Comment Of the two Cradle Mountains I have tasted, this is the better.