Code
Distillery
Tomintoul
Name
Keep Nosing
Producer
SMWS
Region
Speyside
Age
9 years
ABV
67.5%
Bottler Type
Independent
Category
Scotch
Flavor Profile
Spicy & Dry
The whisky presents strong menthol and mint vapours reminiscent of muscle rub, complemented by sandalwood incense, almond biscuits, cumin, and caraway seeds.
Dry pencil shaving and nutmeg notes give way to floral honey, butterscotch, and nut butter, before warming ginger wine emerges. Water opens up fresh laundry and aromatic tea leaves with orange sherbet and icing sugar, alongside hazelnut oil, toffee, and custard cream biscuits with whipped cream.
The finish combines cocoa nibs and fragrant tobacco with exotic wood resins, concluding with a lasting character of burnt cranberries.
Strong vapours of menthol and mint suggested soothing muscle rub with sandalwood incense and almond biscuits topped with cumin and caraway seeds. Dry flavours of pencil shavings and nutmeg in hessian sacks sweetened towards floral honey, butterscotch and nut butter before warming ginger wine was served. The floral notes expanded when adding water to form fresh laundry and aromatic tea leaves blended with orange sherbet and icing sugar. Herbal aromas, hazelnut oil and toffee combined to create a sticky cough mixture while custard cream biscuits became coated with whipped cream. Flavours now embraced cocoa nibs and fragrant tobacco with exotic wood resins and the lasting character of burnt cranberries.