Blended
Scotland
Label 5
Label 5 Classic Black, is a very well known (particularly in France) blended Scotch whisky, made with a hearty helping of fruity Speyside malts at its core. A great value blend.
Rather sweet with vanilla and sticky toffee pudding. Hints of ginger and cinnamon.
Apples, pears and a subtle grassy note or two. A little citrus and caramel.
A clean finish with lemon zest and brown sugar.
Lovely tasting and good value
Not bad for £16 out of Morrisons. Is that a slight floral whiff? Unusual. A little wet- a bit like Ballantine's Finest- but with a pleasant young spirity burn. Is there an atom of smoke there? Hard to say-- moderate play of flavours- if you look for them. Nods in the direction of finish-- dry- slightly bitter and woody, short to moderate. Pleasant change if you like the old staples of cheap whisky-- especially since Teachers and Black Bottle lost their magic. It's not as good as old Teachers and BB but better than the bland rubbish that those have become. Won't even bother with Grants and Whyte & Mackay's. Budget blends are getting too generic.
My wife and I have been slurping this nectar of the gods for a couple of years ( a couple every night) and have not found anything else in this range that tastes better. I know there's scotch conniuiers or something like that out there, but this is really good stuff, and a lot of our friends have also joined our Label 5 club. Adelaide River N.T.
bought this for £12 on offer at Morrisons, very pleasant dram, undemanding but reasonable quality, citrus notes and a creamy finish, at this price point and higher you can do an awful lot worse
Also got a bottle from the inlaws, didn't even look at it for days, eventually cracked it open and was very pleasantly surprised. Could drink neat or mixed. Tried with Coke Zero and Diet Irn Bru, all went well. Cheap but good value. Not complex, but enough going on to keep single malt drinkers interested.
