Bell's 8-year-old Alexander Graham Bell 2001 / 40% / 0.7l
- Bell’s whisky has been bottled in porcelain decanters since the 1920s. Originally they were traditional decanters made of blue glass, then in the 1930s they became blue porcelain bell shape.
Product description
Since the 1930s, Bell's whisky has been available in special editions bottled in bell-shaped porcelain decanters.
Initially blue in colour, Royal Doulton took over production in the 1950s and introduced brown and gold, with subsequent decanter manufacturers Spode and Wade. The one shown here, released for Christmas 2001, commemorates Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, of Scottish descent, and contains 8-year-old Bell's blended whisky. The key ingredients in 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.
Aroma: mild, slightly floral, spring meadow, fresh herbs, hay, cereals, honey, caramel, dried apples, gooseberries and a distant hint of smoke.
Taste : light, cereal, vanilla, toffee, caramel, honeyed almonds, sultanas, plums, a bit of pepper and ginger and a bit of smoke in the background.
Finish : medium long, with notes of cereal, vanilla, honey, mixed nuts, oak, hay and a light smoke in the background.