Great value for money at the £20-25 pricepoint—especially as this is a pure malt blend (probably mostly from the Glasgow distillery itself). Obviously quite youthful yet with good depth of flavour. Benefits from a little water even though it's already at 40%. A very enjoyable dram. There's a story behind it too: the Malt Tax Riots.
It's a very simple whisky. I'm not a massive fan of blended malts and this one was not so different. On the nose is pure alcohol like grappa and schnapps. It's sharp like cheese and there are hints of grape notes. On the palate it's way too sweet with honey and malty notes. I also get toasted bread notes. It's much better on the palate than on the nose. Very mooreish actually, quite easy to drink. The finish is short and sweet. If it's cheap get it as it'll be a good daily sipper but it's not worth spending too much money over it.
Nose- light- lemon, green pear, yellow apple, coconut, vanilla Palate- pears, apricots, lemon, pineapple, yellow apples, vanilla, ginger, almonds, oak tannins here, Finish- drying from tannins, almonds, lemon, ginger- light refreshing- everyday dram or good for cocktails Malt Riot takes its name from the 1725 Malt Riots started in Glasgow and spread throughout Scotland, The UK government had put a tax on Scotland’s malted barley and the people of Glasgow Rioted