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2nd May 2022 |
Review of the
White Heather 15 Year Old, a quality
blend which can easily give any single
malt of this age a run for your money.
It is a deliciously complex mix of
single malts presented on a bed of solid
grains.
 White
Heather 15 Year Old is the second
release in the relaunched White Heather
premium Blended Scotch whisky brand from
the folks at The GlenAllachie
distillery.
The
White Heather 15
Year Old contains the same percentage
mix of malt and grain whiskies that was
in the
White Heather 21 Year Old
that relaunched the brand last year,
a mix of 47% Malt Whisky and
53% Grain Whisky.
The 53% grain whisky component is made
up of two contributing grain whiskies
with a 25% and 28% split.
The contributing single malts which
accounts for 47% of the blend is made up
of 20% Speyside Malt, 23% North Highland Malt
and similar to the 21 year old and bringing a bit of peat 4% Islay
Malt.
The contributing whiskies were primarily
matured for 12 years in a combination of
Sherry Butts, 1st Fill American Barrels and 2nd Fill Barrels and Hogsheads. They
were married together by Billy Walker
and then laid down for a further 3 years
in a selection of
Pedro Ximénez Puncheons, Oloroso Sherry
Puncheons and American Virgin Oak with a
medium toast/medium char.
You may note that the contributing cask
type recipe for this new 15 year old is
very similar to the 21 year old
launched last year which may mean the
style and flavour profile of the
different expressions in the relaunched
brand will be along similar lines
with the main difference between them
being the time spent maturing in the
casks offering whisky fans an
interesting comparison regards the
effects of maturation time.
Commenting on the launch of the
White Heather 15 Year Old,
Billy Walker reveals: "This has been a
real passion project for me. It takes me
back to my first forays in the industry
and allows me to select and blend
whiskies from across Scotland in order
to achieve the intended flavour profile.
I hold a strong belief that interest in
the Premium Blend category is growing,
and we very much want to be at the
forefront of it with White Heather."
The White Heather
15
Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky was
bottled at 46% ABV, naturally coloured
and non chill filtered and has a RRP of
£59.99.
You will find White Heather
Blended Scotch Whisky available
from specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of Malt
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White Heather 15 Year Old Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Honeyed toffee abetted by some mandarin
orange is joined by a touch sweet
sugared almond and raisin. Just the very
slightest touch of coffee and peat
lurking in the background.
Taste:
Toffee infused with a delicious mix of
honey, vanilla, orange, raisin,
grapefruit, plum and oak spice leads,
this is quickly joined by a very gentle
coffee/peat mix, a little ginger and
sugared almond.
Finish:
The honey and orange now with a lovely
gentle peaty edge has stayed the
distance, the sugared almond peaks along
with some ginger and oak spices before
bowing out after an age.
Comment: A quality blend which
can easily give any single malt of this
age a run for your money. It is a
deliciously complex mix of single malts
presented on a bed of solid grains, full
of favour, it
gets a wee bit spicier and a wee bit
peatier after a few mouthfuls, just
loved it.
SMW Scotch Blended Whisky Score 92/100
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