Cladach The Coastal Blended Malt (Diageo Special Release 2018) / 57.1%/ 0.7l
- Cladach, launched 2018, is the second blended malt whisky included in the prestigious Diageo Special Releases range.
Product description
Cladach, released in 2018, was the second blended malt whisky to be included in Diageo’s prestigious “Special Releases” series (the first being Collectivum XXVIII, a blend of single malts from all 28 working malt distilleries in the group’s portfolio).
“Cladach” (Gaelic for “coast”) is a “non-age-statement” blended malt made from Caol Ila, Clynelish, Inchgower, Lagavulin, Oban and Talisker distillates. The components were aged in first-fill bourbon casks and hogsheads (American oak) and first-fill and refill sherry butts (European oak). Cladach was bottled without chill filtration at 57.1% abv.
Nose : well-balanced, barley malt, wax, seaweed, peat smoke, graham crackers, salted nuts, nectarines, pears, limes, honey and mint leaves.
Palate : sweet and salty, caramel, toffee, apricots, plums, raisins, white pepper, lemongrass, licorice, milk chocolate, sea salt and peat smoke in the background.
Finish : quite long, with notes of sea breeze, salted caramel, licorice, lemon peel, a bit of dried fruit and peat smoke.