Glen Spey 12 Years Old

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

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Expressive, grassy. Dry hay. Huge puff of black pepper followed by sweeter notes. Cider apples cooked in honey. Beeswax. Touch of cedar. Palate Round, oily, sweet and malty. Toasted nuts. Stewed apples. Less spicy than the nose. Good balance. Finish A bit evanescent but enjoyable. Comment Definitely Speyside. Elegant interplay between fruit and malt.

Dave Broom Nose Very light and grassy to start. In time becoming more sappy, like a pine forest in the summer. Some creamy nuttiness as well. Palate Heathery. Very light, dry and nutty with that light sappy note returning. Well-balanced. Finish Soft then fades quickly. Comment A good, solid, bone-dry malt.