A tropical expression from The Glenlivet, for Caribbean Reserve a portion of the whisky was finished in casks which previously held Caribbean rum. The distillery folks suggest adding a splash of coconut water, though we reckon a malty twist on a Mai Tai is on the cards!
Honeyed orchard fruit, tinned pear and fried banana.
Ripe tropical fruit and brown sugar, along with cinnamon pastries.
Pineapple upside down cake.
As a rum drinker as well as a whisky drinker I really enjoyed this. It's essentially the Founder's Reserve NAS single malt with some nice rum notes from the additional finishing, so comparing to 12-14 year olds is a little silly and pointless in my view. I think as long you keep this in mind you can keep your expectations in check, but it is nice for what it is. I would buy again.
Inoffensive at best, especially so at this price point.
Because most people who read these reviews want to find quality drams for their hard earned clams, I'm not recommending this sweet n bitter swill. I really like The Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask, and this scotch had interesting notes, but then has such a very bitter finish that they should rename it Scottish Hurling and market it to frat boys.
uh huh tasting notes by the chaps are a little ... embellished? for me, lightly tropical and sweet, has an initial honeyed taste and does finish with light but distinct papaya. I feel like its a little under developed, but then I'm no master. It is not harsh by any means. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and enjoyed a second bottle.
Very mild taste
