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.

Teacher’s Origin

Country: Scotland

Region:

Type: Blended Scotch

Bottler: Beam Global

ABV: 42.8%

Score: 90 Points

This Blended Scotch is made with 65% malt, which is unusually high for a blend, but it shows in the nose and taste. The nose has notes of baked apples and pears, a soft peatiness (Ardmore is the fingerprint malt, and one of the rare peated Highland malts) and a touch of orange peel. The taste is spicy and smoky with a good complexity and fruity touches balanced by a good smokiness, a touch of oak, along with cinnamon and pepper spice. The finish is long and smooth, with soft spices and fruits balanced by a gentle smokiness, Excellent!  (March, 2013)