Insider knowledge: Glen Breton Ice 10 Year Old whisky is named whisky by virtue of the fact it's from Canada. If distilled in America the spelling would be Glen Breton Ice 10 Year Old whiskey, as opposed to whisky.
Nose: Really fascinating, sticky toffee pudding and ginger nut biscuits, and a really curious balancing savoury note, something herbal, possibly even lemon grass? Palate: Sweet, as expected, though just the right side of cloying. Quite oily with a solid note of char, both rich bourbon barrels and Ice Wine barriques showing through, a very light peat, tingling spices, stem ginger in syrup, smoky ginger and cappuccino, apple wood. Finish: Tingling heat and gentle Kentucky smoke, nutmeg. Overall: Just incredible, utterly unique and jaw-dropping! ...more
The Master of Malt
Chris
An unusual nose to say the least. Young, raw, grainy dried fruits mingle with a serious amount of oak. There is some honeyed sweetness and citrus aromas lurking in the background but the sawdusty-vanillins and sugared almond notes are the dominant aromas. It seems a lot younger than 10 years old. The palate is slightly oily, with the oak hitting the palate full on with a hint of citrus freshness and some winey honey. After the piquant alcohol has passed some sticky sweet lime and butterscotch remains. I have to say that neat the flavours all come through on the finish, and it’s just a tad sticky for my liking. With water it’s weird. It seems like the components have split apart and it’s oily and fresh at the same time. Very odd! The palate has become very watery and sweet, there are a lot of winey cask notes and then it fades pretty quickly. It seems to me that if you take away the cask it doesn’t have a great deal of character.
A Man's Drink?
These guys are pitching a fit over the old whiskey/whisky gag so I'm already thinking these individuals were suspect characters. Not only that, they claim their grog has a hint of "tingling spices". What are you selling, men's booze or Jagermeister? If you're trying to score with Heather Impetigo and want her to see the sophisticated looking bottle, go for this cat piss. If you're a man like the rest of us with a wife whose a** has dropped like a duffelbag, really annoying children and a boss who's a total d**k-in-the-mouth who needs a good stiff drink or elese he'll pick up an axe and wipe the whole neighborhood, try something else.