Experts are saying that this whisky is worth double what Lidle are asking.
This fine single malt has lain untouched in oak casks for 33 years to produce an outstanding whisky with a soft, sweet taste and a subtle kick of spice and citrus in its long, lingering finish
40% vol.
70cl
Top comments
spacebhouy to ray magini
30 Nov 127#6
what a waste of good whiskey mixing it with anything.
ray magini
30 Nov 124#3
great with ginger beer mixer or lemonade
phatboytall23
30 Nov 124#11
Jim Murray's full review -
Nose: (24.5) rarely does exotic fruit come quite so exotic! The oak is pulling out every trick in the book to underscore its great age with an aroma as softly enveloping as it has any right to be. Those who remember fruit salad candy will also seduced by this one. As well rounded as any malt you'll find this year and probably as labyrinthine, too. And, just to prove it, a few peat notes escape from their fruity clutches to add weight and depth, the intensity increasing as the temperature and oxidisation increases.
Taste: (24) all the fruits registered on the nose are present and correct, but it is the spices which momentarily take the breath away. A fabulous mouth feel alternating between crisp and mouth-watering - aided and abetted by some staccato Demerara sugar notes - and always no less than feather-pillow soft. The mid ground starts allowing the oak to show some intense vanilla and that lazy smoke to gain a foothold, a more solid one with each mouthful;
Finish: (22.5) dry and sophisticated, the fruit is now spent and a slight tang reminds us of the great age here. A light, delicate fade with the peat withdrawing surprisingly early on;
Balance: (24) Last year Lidl unearthed a couple of stunning whiskies to be sold at an improbably economic price to the consumer. They have done it again for Christmas 2012 with a malt destined to be another collectors' item. At times towards the end the age is apparent. But no less so is a malt which has on the nose and delivery a marriage between oak and barley matured in heaven. A very softly smoked, delightfully fruity gem.
StephenB
30 Nov 123#15
There will be a voucher in Saturday's Telegraph giving £5 off £35 at Lidl. Link.
All comments (67)
LongPockets
30 Nov 12#1
Why would anyone pay double when you can get it at this price from Lidl?
printer528
30 Nov 12#2
If that is the case, why don't the experts buy it all and then sell it on themselves.
ray magini
30 Nov 124#3
great with ginger beer mixer or lemonade
spacebhouy to ray magini
30 Nov 127#6
what a waste of good whiskey mixing it with anything.
davidbale
30 Nov 121#4
I didn't say "pay" I said "worth"
LongPockets to davidbale
30 Nov 12#5
If no one will pay it, it isn't "worth" it.
LongPockets
30 Nov 122#7
Yeah, and sarcasm is wasted on the internet.
LongPockets
30 Nov 12#8
Means even less than "RRP" if that is possible.
RossD89
30 Nov 121#9
Looks like ill be buying myself a nice little Christmas pressie!
jaydeeuk1
30 Nov 121#10
Got the 28 year old maxwell from a year or so ago, yet to open. This any good then?
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This fine single malt has lain untouched in oak casks for 33 years to produce an outstanding whisky with a soft, sweet taste and a subtle kick of spice and citrus in its long, lingering finish
40% vol.
70cl
Top comments
Nose: (24.5) rarely does exotic fruit come quite so exotic! The oak is pulling out every trick in the book to underscore its great age with an aroma as softly enveloping as it has any right to be. Those who remember fruit salad candy will also seduced by this one. As well rounded as any malt you'll find this year and probably as labyrinthine, too. And, just to prove it, a few peat notes escape from their fruity clutches to add weight and depth, the intensity increasing as the temperature and oxidisation increases.
Taste: (24) all the fruits registered on the nose are present and correct, but it is the spices which momentarily take the breath away. A fabulous mouth feel alternating between crisp and mouth-watering - aided and abetted by some staccato Demerara sugar notes - and always no less than feather-pillow soft. The mid ground starts allowing the oak to show some intense vanilla and that lazy smoke to gain a foothold, a more solid one with each mouthful;
Finish: (22.5) dry and sophisticated, the fruit is now spent and a slight tang reminds us of the great age here. A light, delicate fade with the peat withdrawing surprisingly early on;
Balance: (24) Last year Lidl unearthed a couple of stunning whiskies to be sold at an improbably economic price to the consumer. They have done it again for Christmas 2012 with a malt destined to be another collectors' item. At times towards the end the age is apparent. But no less so is a malt which has on the nose and delivery a marriage between oak and barley matured in heaven. A very softly smoked, delightfully fruity gem.
All comments (67)