JTS Brown

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 51 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet Nose Sweet, delicate but intense. Touch of hyacinth. Caramelised apples, pine nuts. Chestnut purée. Coffee beans. A varnish hint. Becomes creamier and fudgier as it gets aerated. Palate Very smooth and round. Oily. Fudgy. Oak and spices slightly overtake the fruitiness Finish Long. Drying on nutty notes. Black pepper. Comment A pleasant balance between oaky and creamy notes. The finish is surprisingly long for the alcoholic strength. The mid palate is a bit watery.

Dave Broom Nose Very lean and slightly sappy. Hazelnut, cinnamon and almond paste. Lightly charred. A lot of oak. Palate Sweet and citric. Dry, sandy. Finish Light lemon. Comment The lightest of the lot. Almost fragile in this company.