Today we hit the capital, (Edinburgh) for inspiration and wander down The Royal Mile to a wee shop called Cadenheads. This whisky shop sits quietly 3/4 of the way down the Royal Mile, but stocks a fair few whiskies. The one on the wall was 15k last time I was in there! Here they do a very special thing which all whisky shops should do if they can?
They have 4 casks of whisky, Campbeltown/Highland/Speyside and Islay all at cask strength and allow you to bottle them. Which may not seem unusual, but they do this in really cool bottles at 20cl,35cl and 70cl, a lovely present idea I think? On to the whisky I've chosen to sample tonight, it is the Cadenheads Highland Malt Whisky 58.5% Cask Strength, it has no age listed but is a nice wee dram. It's fruity and floral with a wee bite, it trickles down your larynx leaving you with that warmth that you look for in a dram. Its colour is pale lemony barley that is pleasing to the eye. It has no significant nose that leaves you with any discerning aroma. So to round up this whisky, it looks good and tastes not bad either with a wee kick, and all at a reasonable price.
Scoring
3 out of 4 points for flavour
2.9 out of 3 points for presentation and style – Really cool bottling
2.6 out of 3 points on cost... and is it worth it's money? For me yes
9.5/10
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