JG Thomson Sweet Blended Malt
From the JG Thomson website
Our Sweet Blended malt is packed full of delicious flavour. The nose offers a mix of caramel biscuit, fresh vanilla pods and clean coconut.
On the taste you can find almonds, toasted hazelnuts, rich fudge, cinnamon custard and liqueur chocolates. What makes this so unique is our cask selection and type. We use a unique mix of new toasted oak casks, heavy toasted casks with a medium char, and casks that have a heavy char but extra toasting on the cask heads. This allows us to fine-tune and select exactly how sweet we want this whisky to be.
Bottled at 46%, unchill filtered and with no added colour, this is the perfect dram to explore just how sweet a whisky can be.
Appearance: Honey-gold, forms small beads quickly falling as thin legs.
Nose: Caramel toffee, vanilla, a slight hint of orchard fruit and a generous helping of coconut cream
Palate: Crème brûlée, praline, toasted almonds, milk chocolate and a hint of cinnamon warmth.
Finish: Short, gradually fading notes of orchard fruit, citrus fruit, hazelnuts and a hint of barrel char
Summary: It’s an interesting blend, just lacking slightly in complexity. This would make a great summer whisky for those evenings when you want something not too challenging. At a current price of £42.50, it won’t break the bank either.
If you would like more information on this whisky, or the JG Thomson range of spirits, follow the link to the company website.
Thanks to Steve at The Whisky Wire for the @TweetTastings invitation to give this one a whirl.
Transparency: this sample pack was received free of charge for independent review. The author has no affiliation with the distillery, all opinions are my own and remain completely impartial.
