The flagship single malt from Kingsbarns Distillery in the Lowlands, owned by the Wemyss family. The Dream to Dram single malt Scotch whisky was matured in first-fill ex-Bourbon casks from Heaven Hill Kentucky distillery and first-fill STR barriques (STR means shaved, toasted and re-charred), and was distilled in 2015. A fruity, floral expression, and an excellent introduction from Kingsbarns!
You can really smell those first-fill bourbon casks. There’s vanilla and crème brûlée plus lots of new make character, tropical fruit, and quite pronounced alcohol.
Smooth texture, sweet cereal notes, light and fruity, with some roasty coffee notes.
Banana bread, of all things.
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Young: This young lowland whiskey will give many young dram a hard time. Great expectations. Good as an aperitif, even after dinner.
What a wonderful dram, beautifully floral nose with a lasting caramel finish The nose in particular developed so well as you make your way through the glass. Cannot wait to see what the distillery does next
Great stuff- punches way above its price tag. Not unlike Glenmorangie Astar, tho' not as powerful. Better with a touch of water. Vanilla, touch of cafe latte, bit of pineapple there somewhere. Recommended.
Having tasted Kingsbarns' new-make spirit on a visit in 2018, I was impressed with its surprising smoothness, and held out high hopes for the matured spirit. I'm pleased to say it more than lives up to expectations. Light, vanilla and gentle fruit on the nose; more fruit, tending towards the citrusand on the palate, with a biscuity finish. This is only just old enough to legally call itself a Scotch Whisky, and it's already an excellent dram. Imagine how good it's going to be at 10, 15, 25 years.
Sweet bacon flavouring hints, surprisingly heavy fruit nose, with a pleasant aroma of tea. Excellent.
