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Winner of 1 awardChristmas Cake & Dark Chocolate & Medjool Dates & Cinnamon
8 Year Old Whisky
Customer Rating
“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.”
Steve Eccles
Description
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.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Dried fruit soaked in sherry, gingersnaps, brandy butter, clove, malty vanilla lingering underneath.
Palate
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.
Finish
The eponymous Christmas cake notes hang around for a good while afterwards, with hints of citrus oil and chocolate mousse.
Overall
Turns out that very descriptive name is... Well, it's very descriptive, and incredibly accurate, too!
