Grant's 12 year old Blended

After 12 years of maturation in oak casks it is finished in first-fill American whiskey casks, making it richer, sweeter and more syrupy.

nose: Starts with a shiff of Paper from a magazine, vanilla, honey and zest, ginger candy in addition to some smoke and tobacco leaves in the background as well as some pine leaves.

Palate: initial smoke boom (after the ale which had none!), then malty sweet , some almond notes sherry too, green apples and honey

Finish : malt, smoke, hints of tobacco box.

I liked the peat and smoke effect here, after the “bare” ale cask. quite an entrance with that tobacco box. Good stuff, and a real good alternative to the classic JW Black 12 year old.

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