Buchanan's are now bottled under Diageo, and I think Strathconon is no longer being produced. The reason I'm having a go at it is, when I first started searching for malt distilleries online, I found many referencing Strathconon as a single malt whisky, which it is not. But I believe many people aquired it believing it was such. One might get that idea looking at this bottle. Okay, as did I (the shame, oh the shame...). Time to finally taste it. The color is golden, though a bit paler than most adjusted whiskies, so it might be natural color, after all, it is 12 years old. It smells sweet malt, malt syrup, white wine vinegar, shag, nutty, old attic, sweet mint, honey, develops nicely in the glass. The taste is rather starchy, potato starch and yeast, spirity, quite plain and natural, hard to pin down any of the distilleries in this blend. I'm akin to say its got a bit of Edradour or Dalwhinnie going on, but I could be very wrong. With added water I find it sweeter, with more malt and corn starch character. The finish is short and a bit on the lighter side, some peppery note and a bit of burnt clay (try licking it).
The nose alone was a positive experience, while the palate gave me very little: 3.5
Next tasting: Beam's Choice
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