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Duncan Taylor
30 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

Category: Blended Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: United Kingdom
Alcohol: 40%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$249

Duncan Taylor
30 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky

Category: Blended Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: United Kingdom
Alcohol: 40%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of honey baked apple, pear, and peach, banana breading pudding with toffee, vanilla and orange, and dried flowers with a round, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, intricate, medium-length finish with accents of candied vanilla orange cream, snicker doodle cookie, honey and peaches, and cinnamon roll dough. Smells and tastes of a well crafted blend of barrels, and the best type of slight rancio age.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: honey baked apple, pear, and peach, banana breading pudding with toffee, vanilla and orange, and dried flowers
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of candied vanilla orange cream, snicker doodle cookie, honey and peaches, and cinnamon roll dough
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Smells and tastes of a well crafted blend of barrels, and the best type of slight rancio age.
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The Importer

Shand Import LLC

The Importer
1020 Mission St. Unit H
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USA
1 626-441-4706
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Blended Scotch

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
About
Blended Scotch
Blended Scotch whiskies require a mix of dozens of different malt whiskies to be combined with grain whisky in order to create the desired blend. The individual percentages of each malt whisky may be small, but each contributes its unique character to the blend. A blender will thus need to buy or produce a large amount of different malt whiskies in order to maintain the consistency of the blend. Thus, for a malt whisky distillery, the single malt may get all of the glory, but the blends ultimately pay the bills.

Duncan Taylor 30 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 9/27/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.