FETTERCAIRN 12 YO Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70 cl

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It's a good selling point, but it does not say anything about the taste. On this, the community is divided as well: Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. As the Fettercairn12 is celebrated as the ' re-launch' of the brand, it might be interesting to read up on the distillery's public image.

Fettercairn 12 Year Old Scotch Whisky : The Whisky Exchange

Thoughts: It’s actually a pleasant wee sipper of a dram but inevitably struggles to justify the price tag. There’s nothing radical going on but it’s a well executed example of a highland malt flavour profile. There’s some depth to the flavour profile and it feels like some decent casks have gone into it. By Barry Bradford on December 5, 2019 • ( 1 Comment ) Fettercairn 12 Years Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Edition (40%, OB, 2019) The new Fettercairn’s 12 year old is a pleasant surprise – it’s characterful with something to say – combining defined fruitiness with a malty core. I can’t help but wonder what this might be like at 43% or even 46% - I’m entirely sure that the mouthfeel and delivery of flavour would be more precise and defined, but nevertheless as it stands, this is a tasty and competent whisky.Taste: The natural weight of the spirit isn’t allowed to shine at 40%. There’s some viscosity, but once it gets beyond the front of the mouth it feels underpowered and rather anaemic. The flavour delivery is better – orange sherbet, stone fruit preserves, dried mangos and a side bowl of stewed currants. Running throughout – characterful distillery notes of maltiness, porridge and yeasty bread - livened by white pepper and allspice. Resting is beneficial, offering an easier equilibrium between the spirit and the cask. It adds orange liqueurs and stem ginger whilst assimilating some of the sourer notes into the sweeter ones. Patience Padawan. Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”). No partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship is created as a result of your use of the Service. Whisky is 'expensive', but the price does not say anything about the way it tastes. Your 50,000 dollar bottle does not taste better than my 200 dollar bottle, because whether you like certain flavours and aromas is a personal thing.

Fettercairn 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky | Waitrose

For the majority of whisky drinkers it is the 12 year old that is most likely to draw attention. I find myself a little concerned with its price point, however, and fear the dreaded ‘p’ word may have been sprinkled liberally over the marketing meetings that led to its release. The premiumisation of whisky is getting rather out of hand of late, with largely unheard of brands suddenly declaring themselves luxury items and hiking their prices accordingly. This is particularly galling with a distillery like Fettercairn, that hasn’t been without image problems in the past. Nevertheless it seems we are expected to forget this and accept the new single malt is worthy of a higher price point. If we decide not to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms, such decision shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.The reason why we often think that lower ABV percentages are not as good as higher ABVS, is simply because lower ABVs normally cost less. Maturation: Aged in American White Oak Ex-Bourbon Barrels and finished in a Pedro Ximinez Sherry Cask. It turns out that when you leave your whisky non-chill filtered, you can still counter the 'fog' in the bottle by raising the alcohol percentage to 46% ABV (Whisky.com). A single cask whisky is exactly that: whisky from one cask from one distillery. If the amount of casks you use is limited, your price per bottle will rise as well.

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