MacLeods 8 Years Old Highland Single Malt

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 37 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Sesame toast. Seaweed. Japanese breakfast. Palate Gritty. Grainy, nutty, salty. Finish Pepper. Salt. Iron. Minerally. Comment Bold flavours. "Take me as I am, " it seems to say. I will. Let's live dangerously.

Dave Broom Nose Farmyard. Wet grass, fresh mushroom. Wisp of woodsmoke. Becomes oakier (and maltier) with water. Palate Firm structure. Nut bowl. Malty. Finish Dry. Melting chocolate. Comment Pleasant enough. Undemanding.