Bell's Original / 40% / 0.7l
- Although Arthur Bell began vatting malt whiskies as early as early 1850s Bell’s name has not been used as a brand until 1904.
Product description
Arthur Bell began experimenting with blending whisky in the early 1850s, but it was not until 1904 that the family name was first used as a brand name.
The whisky was called Bell's Extra Special and remained in the company's range until 2008, when it was replaced by the Original presented here. Since the 1970s, Bell's has dominated the blended whisky segment in the UK, while global sales of around 2.2 million cases place the brand in 11th place among the best-selling Scotch whiskies. The key components of the current formula are Blair Athol, Inchgower and Dufftown, as well as Glenkinchie and Caol Ila. The main supplier of grain whisky is Cameronbridge Distillery.
Nose : slightly alcoholic, cereals, caramel, honey, apples, a handful of fresh herbs, traces of hay and peat.
Palate : sweet breakfast cereals, caramel, vanilla, oatmeal cookies, traces of pepper and oak.
Finish: not too long, with notes of caramel, cereal, oak and a pinch of spices.