The Lost Distilleries Blend - Batch 8

Bought A 12 Pack Case After First Sip ' EXCEPTIONAL ' ...

19th March 2017

Holy god, this was tasty. Completely unexpected. The bards should write songs about such whisky. *



*written after several drams

6th March 2017

Really like the richness running through this dram. Wasn't expecting as much depth from something without an age statement. Dripping in sweetness too - like a really good ice wine.

3rd January 2017

I had decided to save this for my birthday after finding this beauty behind door number 1 on my whiskey advent calendar and finding out the price of the bottle. I wasn't disappointed, this was delicious right from the first smell to the last drop. I found it a complex whiskey with many layers that came through with each sip. The overwhelming flavour was fruitcake with lovely little hits of smoke (my palate isn't as refined as most on here) a lovely balanced whiskey.

The experience was over far too quickly and has left me wanting more, unfortunately at that price per bottle i won't be experiencing it any time soon. Exceptional stuff

13th December 2016

A five star rating should be a benchmark whiskey, one to compare most others against. This one makes the grade, it has everything in spades: fruit, depth, character, a finish miles long.

Most of all it haunts you a bit, days later you find yourself asking, when can I enjoy that again?

An expert blend and a bittersweet tribute to the fallen and lost distilleries, it rarely gets better than this.

8th December 2016

I am late to the game with the Advent Calendar so catching up a bit. I found a lovely sweet pastry nose with a fruity hint behind it, a bold smoky palate that melds into a complex barley fruity blend, with a finish that is like the lingering sweetness of a caramel candy with a roundness of mouth feel and the memory of the peat.

8th December 2016

Stronger stuff at 53,1 % , alc kicks in with the first sip then gets smoother but doesn't loose its power. That's one for the winter days. Moderate smokey peaty notes. Creamy and warming on the palate. It has a sweet note though more subtle and also displays some salty and spicey notes in its long finish.

7th December 2016

I am very new to whisky and in that phase where I am trying tI like it hence the whisky advent calendar. This is the first one I tried out of the calendar and it really is simply stunning . My palate is not the best but even I got pastries from it. Hides the alc content incredibly well. Didn't know anything about the whisky and looked it up hoping it would be affordable - my heart sank! I am just hoping that as I taste more varieties I find something approaching this for under 100 pounds - am in asking for too much? Perhaps but we will see

5th December 2016

This is a beautiful whisky.
I wasn't getting the smoke mentioned in the nosing and tasting notes: to me the overall nose was floral, almost perfumed, though not in the way that overpowers me with many Bourbons. The sweet, fruit and floral notes on the palate are exceptiona. I also think I tasted the tingle of sight sweet spices. The finish is long and complex, with a predominant, Speyside buttery taste. I'd say this takes the best characteristics of Speyside and Highland whiskies, and it does it well.
This is a second blend that has surprised me recently by being exceptional and better than many single malls.
Highly recommended. Shame it's so expensive.

5th December 2016

Awesome

2nd December 2016