Tasting Notes

Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

Cutty Black

Country: Scotland

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Type: Blended Scotch

Bottler: Edrington Group

ABV: 40%

Score: 90 Points

OK, it’s Cutty Sark…right. Your father drank it, your grandfather drank it. You should drink this variation on the Cutty theme (and the regular Cutty’s not bad either). This takes Cutty Sark’s style and punches it up with a touch of single malts from Islay. That gives it a dark, rich smokiness with a wonderful touch of peat and campfire smoke, but it also reveals a touch of heather and slight peppery notes on the nose. The taste is a great balance of peat and black pepper, with a smoky, lingering finish.