Wild Scotsman

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 54 by Arthur Motley and Owen Barstow.

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Tasting Notes

Arthur Motley Nose Yeast, graininess, lemon biscuits and gravel. Perhaps a squirt of cat pee. Palate Light in body, but sweet, hot and citric. Finish A mumbled murmour of peat. Comment Didn’t do enough. A badly named whisky if you ask me… I’ve met wilder Scotsmen at a Morningside tea party.

Owen Barstow Nose Flat dusty caramel, punctuated by acetic spirityness. After time develops some citric notes, especially lime. Youthful. Palate Creamy and minty up front, but lacks development. Finish Modest; faintly linctus-like taint right at the end. Comment Easily drinkable, but I fear it will be insufficiently challenging for the enthusiast.