Christmas Cake & Dark Chocolate & Medjool Dates & Cinnamon
Single Malt
Scotland
Festive flavours like Christmas cake, dark chocolate, medjool dates, and cinnamon are the name of the game here. And by "name of the game", we of course mean that Christmas Cake & Dark Chocolate & Medjool Dates & Cinnamon is literally the name of this whisky. What we've got is a superb Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, aged for eight years and boasting a sleighful of Yuletide elements, perfect for enjoying... Well, yeah, it'll obviously be brilliant at Christmas, and any whisky fan will be thrilled to find a bottle under the tree with their name on it. It'll probably be great any time of year if you're a lover of sherried single malt, thinking about it, but it does have that little bit of holly on the label, so, y'know, Christmas and that.
Dried fruit soaked in sherry, gingersnaps, brandy butter, clove, malty vanilla lingering underneath.
A big helping of orange as it arrives on the palate, soon joined by dark chocolate shavings, golden syrup, cinnamon sticks, dried cherry, dates, and shortbread.
The eponymous Christmas cake notes hang around for a good while afterwards, with hints of citrus oil and chocolate mousse.
Turns out that very descriptive name is... Well, it's very descriptive, and incredibly accurate, too!
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This is Christmas in a glass, absolutely beautiful dram which will become a staple for me going forward.
A little bit meh. But for that price I wasn't expecting to be blown away
Don't be expecting a sherry bomb or christmas in a glass with this one, as I expected. The nose is fairly tame, and its quite light and delicate on the palate, which I suppose is the speyside influence coming through. Pleasant enough though and a nice easy drinker you do not have to think too much about, and for the money I have no complaints.
Quite a nice,inviting nose.Plenty of bits and pieces on the palate but the youthfulness of the spirit rather spoils things.Another four years in the cask could do wonders for this dram
Im not going to use the phrase 'Christmas in a glass' but it fits the season very well. The first nose gave me dried fruits that have been steeping in Brandy & Sherry for the Christmas cake, the taste was warming and rounded continuing with dried & candied fruits leaving a flavourful spiciness. It was pretty much as I was expecting, and an absolute cracker for the price. I may even have to buy another bottle before the end of the year as family & friends are also enjoying a sample.
