Finlaggan Old Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl

Product Information

The bourbon cask finish was my second favorite. I have a lot of respect for a no-nonsense dram. It has everything a first-fill bourbon cask finish is supposed to have; vanilla, honey, apple, mellow oakiness.

If you’ve never heard of them you might be interested to know that the Lords of the Isles descend from Somerled, a 12th-century prince with a Norse and Gaelic pedigree who was allied more with Norway than Scotland.

Trader Joe’s Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Sherry Cask Finish – review

The following indicators should be taken as only a guide and not a set of hard and fast rules. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. A+: A masterpiece and one of the ten best whiskeys of its type. Above five stars. B and B-: Good and above average. The best of the mass market whiskeys fit in this category, as do the bulk of the premium brands. A B- is three stars. There’s a small car park at the centre which is free to use but you’ll have to pay a small admission charge to get to the main attraction where you’ll find a collection of ancient gravestones, relics and buildings on a small island on the loch, all of which are related to the Lords of the Isles. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.

This was a fun dram because it revealed more to me throughout my week of sipping it, whereas the others plateaued.

But even so, I guarantee you’ll walk away having learned a few new snippets of information about Scotland’s history at Finlaggan, and to my mind it’s a fascinating glimpse into the heart of Islay that you’d otherwise miss if you just concentrated on the whisky. There are three whisky distilleries nearby (Bunnahabhain, Ardnahoe and Caol Ila) that are well worth a visit. Tourist Information Regardless of whether the Service offers the functionality to contribute, you are solely responsible and liable for any content and information that you create, upload, post, publish, link to, duplicate, transmit, record, display or otherwise make available on the Service or to other Members, such as chat messages, text messages, videos, audio, audio recordings, music, pictures, photographs, text and any other information or materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted (“Contributions”). The Service has been prepared by us solely for information purposes to Members and the Service is based on information we consider reliable and we obtain the contents of the Service from a number of different third party sources (including Contributions), but we do not endorse, support, represent, warrant or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of the Services and any information therein. In the mouth: Rich mouthfeel, tongue coating, fills your head with delicate geranium, iris, and lavender. There is a waxy chocolatey-ness to it that makes me drool. I wouldn’t recommend reducing this with water; it seems to flatten the smoke instead of enhance it. Keep in mind, I’m a smoke fiend, but it’s really the balance of light smoke and spring garden that makes Finlaggan so excellent–and the balance is delicate. Conclusions