Family favourite!
"This expression has become our favourite blended Scotch. It stands for everything a good whisky should, as it delivers on all its promises and totally understated on its price point. An honest dram!"
Maclean's Nose is a small-batch, blended Scotch whisky from the team at Ardnamurchan and Adelphi. The release pays homage to their long-established partnership with esteemed whisky writer and industry veteran Charles Maclean and the landmark near the distillery that shares his name. Blended to have a typical west coast character with a very high malt content (70%) and a good proportion of ex-sherry casks. The label uses crushed barley paper made from a by-product of whisky production. Non-chillfiltered, naturally coloured and bottled at 46%. (Bottle size 750ml)
Nose: Burnt citrus peel, sea salt, bonfire. Nectarine syrup, lime marmalade, hay bales, coal bunker and oily shed.
Palate: Rice pudding and white chocolate. Bright citrus lime pickle. Chantilly cream and ice cream with Ferrero Rocher. Hessian. Burning heather and smoked praline.
Finish: Long and clean.
Overall rating: 4.75 / 5 from 8 reviews.
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"This expression has become our favourite blended Scotch. It stands for everything a good whisky should, as it delivers on all its promises and totally understated on its price point. An honest dram!"
— Mike (5/5)
"Fruity, smoky and with just enough drinkable complexity to make you want to keep pouring. A high malt content and sherry cask usage results in a dram that provides outrageous value in today’s market and certainly rivals malt! Balance galore and Black label for who?!"
— Alex W. (5/5)
"A very light peat taste at the end a really nice suprise. Bought for a bit of fun and it's become a favourite on my shelf after tonight."
— Marc (5/5)
"For R495, its a great value for money buy. Creamy, notes of honey and gentle smoke on the finish. Well rounded and great for daily drinking."
— Kudzai K. (5/5)
"Great value for money whisky that will give some single malts a run for their money."
— Valentine (5/5)
"Punches way above its price point!"
— Frank T. (4/5)
"Wonderful dram - really well balanced, nice richness, some smoke and some sherry. Easily competes with single malts in the same price category. You always here blends can be as good, this is the hard-to-find evidence."
— Obe Y. (5/5)
"Really enjoyed this unique blended whisky, would be great if they expanded this range in the future. Finish is quite short but that's the only slight negative I have. Well worth the money."
— Evan (4/5)