Code
Distillery
Blair Athol
Name
The Joy Of Jostling Flavours
Producer
SMWS
Region
Highland
Age
14 years
ABV
56.8%
Bottler Type
Independent
Category
Scotch
Flavor Profile
Spicy & Sweet
The whisky presents an enticing array of savory and sweet aromatics, with notes of smoky bacon, creamy gruyere cheese, and toasted malt bread with raisins. Upon adding water, sweet spice notes emerge, reminiscent of gingerbread, cinnamon, plum sauce, and dry-roasted peanuts.
It delivers a complex interplay of umami-rich flavors, with beef and prosciutto notes alongside earthy potato dumplings and herbal burdock character balanced by a refreshing cola-like sweetness.
The finish is dry and peppery, with lingering notes of roasted nuts and warming spices that gradually fade, leaving a clean and slightly austere final impression.
We imagined preparing a hearty dish of turnip gratin in a creamy gruyere cheese sauce with smoky bacon. While in the oven bubbling and turning golden, we enjoyed a classic cola float and a slice of malt bread with raisins which we dipped into a peppercorn sauce. After the addition of water, sweet spices were released reminding us of gingerbread and cinnamon spekulatius next to plum sauce and dry-roasted peanuts. On the palate, beef olives with prosciutto and potato dumplings were washed down with a dandelion and burdock shandy. Following 11 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill American oak PX hogshead.