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Black Friday could have come and gone, however that doesn’t trouble the purveyors at The Whisky Alternate — which relies in London, the place Black Friday can’t even be a factor, can it? For TWE, Black Friday is a whisky, a particular version bottling you could solely get right here. Tragically, it’s already offered out — solely 1800 bottles have been produced — however a miniature lastly discovered its manner throughout the pond, arriving right here solely at the moment together with the retailer’s Christmas-themed unique, so we’re turning our consideration to the each of them posthaste.
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The Whisky Alternate Black Friday 2021 – A straightforward one to explain: It’s a 22 yr previous Speyside single malt. Tremendous approachable, that is clearly a bourbon barreled whisky with all the trimmings of Speyside: Caramel-soaked apples, some baking spice, a contact of incense, and marshmallow cream all on the intense and full of life nostril. The palate is once more proof that 22 years is nothing in chilly Scotland; this feels contemporary as a daisy, with pears, apples, and a spritz of grapefruit peel throughout the highest. A drizzle of salted caramel on the end. I’d drink this any day. 98.4 proof. A / £110
The Whisky Alternate A Advantageous Christmas Malt 2021 – Barely much less mysterious, because it’s made by an Orkney distillery, aged 16 years — and nonetheless out there. That evenly peaty nostril instantly tells me that is Highland Park, and it definitely does evoke Christmas — hearth nights and touches of smoky creosote, filtered by toffee and a touch of espresso bean. The peat’s a bit extra aggressive than within the typical HP at this age, dulling the sweeter components of the whisky, although notes of orange peel and a cinnamon/clove melange handle to push their manner by the extra savory traits, a minimum of for a time. The end retreats to toasty, smoky peat, smoldering and brooding and begging for a blanket to be tossed over it. Enjoyable. 106.4 proof. A- / £80
The Whisky Alternate A Advantageous Christmas Malt 2021
£80
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