Royal Salute 21 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 17 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose An expensive sweet-shop, with parma violets, pralines and cream toffees. Palate Big, silky. Juicy oak. Very sherryish. Developing peaty notes. Very complex. Finish Big with drier oakiness, more sherry, spicy esters, and fragrant smokiness. Comment In the rich, luxurious, style, this is a long established favourite of mine.

Dave Broom Nose An unreduced nose that starts with freshly turned earth. Exotic aromas emerge: Moroccan spices. Water reveals old apples in a fruit bowl. Palate Silky, soft and mouthfilling with rich fruit cake. All those exotic aromas return. Finish Long, warming, perfumed: cinnamon/nutmeg Comment A huge mouthful that takes blended whisky onto a new level of exoticism. Shame about the packaging. Velvet pouches are so very camp.