Blended Scotch Black Bull 40 Year Old Batch 2

New 2011 bottling of Duncan Taylor's premium Black Bull 40 year old. This Scotch is a mix of 90% single malt and 10% single grain and is bottled at cask strength. Batch 2 contains whiskies ranging from 40 to 44 years old from the following distilleries: Bunnahabhain, Glenlivet, Tamdhu and Invergordon.  Only 957 bottles released. Scooped 90-points on whiskfun.com. Gold award winner International Wine & Spirits Competition 2011. Blended Scotch
Blended Scotch is a mixture of one or more Single Malt Scotch Whiskies with one or more Single Grain Scotch Whiskies. The inclusion of grain whisky provides a diluting effect on the relatively harsher malt whisky and produces a smoother, milder product. With the resources to mix and blend from a diverse  range of whiskies, Scotland’s whisky blenders are able to standardise the colour, strength and taste across their brands thereby generating repeatability and consistency in their blends. Nose: Full of fruits, dark cherries, peaches in syrup, figs, oranges, cantaloupe melon, honey off the comb, cooking apples. Palate: Thick mouth feel, balanced fresh woodiness shows maturity yet is still vibrant. More citrus notes emerge before the sherry notes come through. Raisins, stewed fruits, pain au chocolat.