Lammerlaw 12 Years Old, Special Finishing

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 31 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose A field of straw stubble drying in the sun. Palate Silky. Grassy. Nutty. Bean-sprouts. Finish Ground white pepper. Long. Lingering. Comment I thought the earlier, younger bottling had more vigour.

Dave Broom Nose Young slightly immature. Barley sugar/boiled sweets, slightly artificial. Water removes the harshness, leaving some peach, though the confected Irn-Bru type note remains. Palate Light and a little thin. There's some orange and marzipan in the middle, but its hard round the edges. Finish Short and a little sour. Comment Well enough made, just insubstantial.