Gordon & MacPhail Pride of Islay 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 23 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Melon, cucumber. Fresh almond. Develops smokiness and tarred wood. Palate Thirst-quenching. Cucumber juice. Smoky after-taste. Finish Harmonious and gentle. Comment More Islay character on the nose than on the palate. A good appetite-teaser.

Dave Broom Nose On the more perfumed/aromatic side of smokiness: herring, heather blossom, baked apple, orange. Quite delicate. With a drop of water there’s biscuits, lemon and some maritime notes. Palate Soft with a rounded mid-palate. Good balance: the gingery/heather tingle rounded out by soft fruit. Finish Dry, soft. Comment A great, light introduction for Islay virgins but best sipped neat.