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    The XL Blend - Batch 1 70cl Whisky

    Scotland • 70cl • 46.3%
    Number of reviews:(7)
    Product details
    age40 Year Old Whisky
    country

    Scotland

    distillery/brandThe Blended Whisky Company
    style

    Blended

    The XL Blend - Batch 1

    The XL Blend from The Blended Whisky Company is crafted exclusively using whiskies aged for at least 40 years. Hence the name - XL means 40 in Roman numerals. It's also particularly XL in terms of flavour profile, making this one to savour and enjoy. You could easily call it excellent, but the label describes the whisky as "XL-ent". Dependent on your stance on puns, this is either a brilliant thing or horrifying.

    Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

    Nose

    A gentle and complex nose begins with green apples, medium-cut marmalade and peach and raspberry cobbler. Earthy vanilla pod, thick white bloomer bread and fragrant smoke develop among a little dusty oak and damp old library books. Spiced honey and dark berry fruits emerge with time.

    Palate

    Viscous, yet delicate, the palate is filled a litany of jammy black fruits, heathery smoke, caramel and oily nuttiness. Rose water adds a floral dimension before a darker, earthier depth reveals dried fruit, bitter chocolate, liquefied liquorice and subtle woody tannins.

    Finish

    Drying and bittersweet with sugary espresso, tart blackberries and aromatic nutmeg.

    Overall

    Oh yes. A must-try. This is properly brilliant.

    Allergy Information

    Celery No
    Cereals Containing Gluten Info not yet available
    Crustaceans No
    Eggs No
    Fish No
    Lupin No
    Milk No
    Molluscs No
    Mustard No
    Nuts No
    Peanuts No
    Sesame Seeds No
    Soybeans No
    Sulphur Dioxide Sulphites No
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    Customer rating
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    7 reviews
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    £548.95

    XLent

    Advent calendar Xmas eve offering. Never usually impressed by a blend - this is astonishing. Deep, round with notes of honey. The honey has had all sweetness removed.! Of the 24 Advent whiskies this was my fave. Interesting to find how much it will cost?

    John Connor Dec 27, 2018

    Outstanding

    Tasted many different types of whisky, but this one is outstanding. Simply wow

    Master of Malt Customer Dec 25, 2018

    Want it now!

    Also got the sample in the advent calendar, bloody marvellous, complex, rich, the tasting notes are spot on, excellent long finish.

    Master of Malt Customer Dec 24, 2018

    I wouldn't pay £10 for it.

    Heavy metallic taste, flavours muddled, and medicinal. The nose is primarily syrupy cherry, like a cough medicine, with an inelegant confusion of fruit and earthiness. The jammy fruits, caramel, and smoke on the tongue are quickly overshadowed by metallic tones that continue into the finish.

    Gary Dec 24, 2018

    Gorgeous

    I’ve just had this in the advent calendar and came find out more about it. It’s gorgeous!

    Master of Malt Customer Dec 24, 2018

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