Finlaggan
Old Reserve
- 40
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Islay
Finlaggan is the flagship brand of the Vintage Malt Whisky company and is named after Loch Finlaggan on the Isle of Islay. The historical home of the Lord of the Isles. Founded in 1992 by Brian Crook, the aim of Vintage Malt was to produce a range of malt whiskies from Scotland's finest distilleries and make them available to independent wine and spirit importers throughout the world. Today, the company...
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Finlaggan is the flagship brand of the Vintage Malt Whisky company and is named after Loch Finlaggan on the Isle of Islay. The historical home of the Lord of the Isles.
Founded in 1992 by Brian Crook, the aim of Vintage Malt was to produce a range of malt whiskies from Scotland's finest distilleries and make them available to independent wine and spirit importers throughout the world. Today, the company has exported more than 10 million bottles of malt whisky to more than 30 countries across the world, and is now recognised as one of Scotland’s leading independent bottlers.
This bottling is the Finlaggan Old Reserve. With no age statement, this bottling forms part of Finlaggan's core range.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Big breakfast fruitiness (old preserve) plus nuts and chocolate.
Palate - Big mouth feel, more chocolate and lashings of peat.
Finish - Back to fruit again, then chocolate mousse, all inter locked by peat.
Founded in 1992 by Brian Crook, the aim of Vintage Malt was to produce a range of malt whiskies from Scotland's finest distilleries and make them available to independent wine and spirit importers throughout the world. Today, the company has exported more than 10 million bottles of malt whisky to more than 30 countries across the world, and is now recognised as one of Scotland’s leading independent bottlers.
This bottling is the Finlaggan Old Reserve. With no age statement, this bottling forms part of Finlaggan's core range.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Big breakfast fruitiness (old preserve) plus nuts and chocolate.
Palate - Big mouth feel, more chocolate and lashings of peat.
Finish - Back to fruit again, then chocolate mousse, all inter locked by peat.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig