Code
Distillery
Deanston
Name
A Breakfast Like No Other
Producer
SMWS
Region
Highland
Age
11 years
ABV
60.8%
Bottler Type
Independent
Category
Scotch
Flavor Profile
Spicy & Sweet
The whisky presents sharp green apple and ripe peach aromas, followed by complex notes reminiscent of Galliano liqueur with prominent star anise, ginger, citrus, juniper, and vanilla character.
A bright burst of sweet-tart citrus flavours dominates, with kumquat-like intensity followed by sweet herbal notes of woodruff. After dilution, the apples become sweeter and more polished, with emerging pine sap and honeysuckle aromatics.
The finish displays boozy melon character with a creamy, elegant quality suggestive of a Golden Cadillac cocktail, with lingering herbal sweetness and botanical complexity.
The initial nose had punnets of sharp green Golden Delicious apples and ripe peaches before we poured a glass of Galliano, a liqueur infused with star anise, ginger, citrus, juniper, musk yarrow, lavender and pressed vanilla. On the palate, a big burst of sweet-tart citrus flavours like biting into a kumquat (Cantonese for golden mandarin orange) followed by a sweet herbal syrup based on woodruff. After reduction, the apples turned sweet and red, well-polished too, before the aroma of pine sap and honeysuckle took centre stage. To taste; boozy melon bites with a Golden Cadillac cocktail, served in a champagne glass or a sidecar.