From William Grant comes Aerstone Sea Cask, a 10 year old single malt hailing from the Ailsa Bay Distillery. Its decade of maturation wasn't spent quite in the sea, though those maritime notes were still soaked up thanks to its ageing process in warehouses by the sea on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland.
Buttery toffee, creamy vanilla, freshly baked shortbread, honeyed malt, orange citrus and a dusting of cinnamon and cocoa.
Floral malt, nougat, vanilla sponge and more honey, with orange sweeties, icing sugar and earthy oak.
Notes of clove, candied lemon and vanilla pod linger, as a pinch of salt appears on the finish.
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I don't know a lot about whisky, but even at £20 a bottle, I wouldn't buy this one again. It's a very drab dram.
Picked it up for £20 and for that price I can't grumble. An easy drinker but unremarkable and not one I will probably pick up again.
I'm lucky to have quite a collection of quality malts and to be fair, before making my opinion known, my palate and preference is for Irish whiskey but I bought this today because I've not had it before and at £20 at Asda what's not to try? Got to say I was really impressed. It's not complex but there is the hint of peat, not overpoweringat all. It is also aptly named 'Sea Cask' as I could really could taste a subtle saltiness of the sea in each sip. Well worth giving it a try
Smooth, subtle, and very moreish. For the price, and the target market I'd say it hits the target, and those people who complain it's not a heavy-weight whisky, perhaps have missed the point? I've recommended this to a few friends, who all agree it's a great dram for the price.
Some rather snobbish reviews from previous posters. I quite enjoyed the smokey peaty taste. Was it better than Laphroig? No, but it doesn't pretend to be
