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anCnoc 12 Year Old

The dryest finish ever

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@MisterDiggerReview by @MisterDigger

27th Aug 2013

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anCnoc 12 Year Old
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This is a wonderful Highland Single Malt that is ruined by one of the dryest finishes that I have ever come across. As one famous Cajun chef once said something like "Good food will make you want to take another bite". Well, a good single malt will make you want to take another drink. In the case of An Cnoc 12, all I want after a dram of this is lots of ice water (which is probably a good thing).

As for the nose and taste of it that makes it so wonderful, imagine a slightly less fruity Clynelish 14 with just a hint of smoke. I also notice a bit of Lowland grassy taste. For those of you who hate heavily sherried malts or peat monsters, this may be just right for you. The dry finish will also make sure that it lasts a long time.

These reviews led me to try a bottle, since no bar in my area has any for sampling. I don't regret buying it, especially at only $31 US, but I won't be buying another bottle.

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5 comments

@Lars
Lars commented

I've had my bottle open for 2 months now maybe time to go back and have a taste. I don't remember a dry finish but to be honest I don't remember anything about it but the fact that it had a Very light taste to. Someone here once said that it gets beat up by a Glenfiddich 12 yr I find that to be a fair statement.

11 years ago 0

@MisterDigger
MisterDigger commented

If Glenfiddich 12 beats this one up, then that is not saying much for An Cnoc. If you have had this bottle for two months, then it is a lot drier than you think. Sad how a finish can ruin an otherwise good single malt.

11 years ago 0

@FMichael
FMichael commented

This has become one of my favorite 'daily' malts, and like you said - it's perfect for those who prefer a non-sherried, or non-peaty single malt scotch.

IMHO it's vastly superior to many of it's rivals of similar age ie Glenlivet 12 yr, Glenfiddich 12 yr, Balvenie 12 yr DBL Wood, Glenmorangie 10 yr Orgiginal, etc, etc...

11 years ago 0

@systemdown
systemdown commented

Pity about the overly dry finish you experienced. Maybe there's some batch variation with this one? I tried it some 18 months ago and was blown away by it, I did buy a bottle a few months back, so will be opening that soon as we're coming into summer again.

11 years ago 0

@FMichael
FMichael commented

@ systemdown - I've purchased a handful of bottles from different batches/years, and they all seem pretty much the same - as in they're all very good.

11 years ago 0