Timorous Beastie 10 - 46.8%
Beautifully aged, Timorous Beastie 10 Years old is proudly offered without colouring or chill-filtration. Bottled at 46.8% alcohol strength, Timorous Beastie 10 Years Old's tasting notes include spiced autumnal fruit, complemented by honey, cereal and orange.
Nose: Very sweet as if sugar and syrup have been added to spiced autumnal fruit.
Palate: Now with honey, the gentlest spices and a distinct cereal content.
Finish: Honeycomb and clove studded orange.
No added colour, no chill filtration.
Tasting notes:
Appearance: Pale straw colour, forms a thin line which beads and falls as thick, oily legs.
Nose: Orchard fruit, vanilla pod, icing sugar, honey soaked baklava.
Palate: Honeyed breakfast cereal bars, vanilla, Lyon’s Golden Syrup, stewed orchard fruits, cinnamon warmth,.
Finish: Long, caramelised orange, honey and cinnamon spice.
Summary: Thicker, more oily mouthfeel than the core bottling. Syrupy sweetness, spicy, and a lovely orangey finish, overall very enjoyable. A few drops of water add a little creaminess to the mouthfeel and reduce the spiciness a little.
Current price is £45, which feels like decent value for money for a 10 year old small batch release of this quality.
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Transparency: this sample pack and tasting session was by invitation of Douglas Laing & Co. The author has no affiliation with the company, all opinions are my own and remain completely impartial.
