Tasting Notes
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Old Particular Aultmore XO
Country: Scotland
Region: Highlands
Type: Single Malt
Bottler: Douglas Laing & Co.
ABV: 55.5%
Score: 85 Points
This bottling was produced by Douglas Laing & Co. exclusively for the TLV travel retail outlets in Israel, and while XO is normally used on Cognacs, in this case it means “Xtra Ordinary” according to the Laing family. Thanks to Israeli whisky blogger Michael Bendavid for helping us obtain a sample!
The nose has a good honey sweetness with black tea, soft spices, and hints of linseed oil and lemon. The taste is full of caramel, licorice, nougat, clove, honey, lemon zest, and a touch of oak…all in good balance. The finish has lingering oak and spices with honey sweetness underneath. (December, 2014)
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