The Speyside 12 years 40%

Last up in our wander down memory lane was The Speyside 12 year… from… gee.. the Speyside region. Yeah… I know… original name, eh?

Photo: Master of Malt

We sampled it blind and here’s what we found…

Colour – A lovely warm burnished gold
Nose – Overripe bannannas, tulips, bitter chocolate
Taste – Smooth, round, easily rolling around on the tongue… bringing the feeling of a warm, lovely evening, curling up in a cosy romantic blanket in front of a crackling fire. Some debate on the hint of peat however overall quite mellow.
Finish – Lingered, mellowing further like a perfect gentleman
Add water – Was that a hint of lavender that emerged?
Overall – Very approachable

Our contributor confessed he’d had it in his cupboard for years but hadn’t been inspired to try – largely as the packaging isn’t exactly inviting.

We didn’t find the hazelnuts mentioned on the bottle but would agree with the vanilla and toffee in the finish.

By the end of the evening we described our whiskies as follows:

Balvenie Triple Cask – The guy who tries to be 1st in class, lovely to meet, some possibilities but…
Wasmund’s – The bad boy you just wanna go a little wild with and can’t resist!
The Speyside – The guy you can count on, a companion. In short – the marrying type!

For me? My preference was the bad boy in the middle!

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