Tasting Notes

Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

Teacher’s 50

Country: Scotland

Region:

Type: Blended Scotch

Bottler: Beam Global

ABV: 42.8%

Score: 92 Points

This 12-year-old Blended Scotch was originally produced for the Indian market to celebrate India’s 50th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain, and features a 50% malt, 50% grain blend with whiskies from 50 different Scotland distilleries. The nose has good malt and dried fruit notes, with pears, orange peel, figs, honey, and a nice peatiness to pull it all together. The taste is rich and warming at first with a buttery texture that leads into well-rounded spicy notes of cinnamon and allspice. Malty notes are prevalent throughout the palate with a touch of orange peel and hint of dark chocolate. The finish is long and smooth with notes of allspice and orange peel that fade away nicely with just a touch of smoke.  (March, 2013)