- My Rating: [B-], I gave it a (3.3 of 5) on Ratebeer.com
Malt Whisky Trail (Scotch ale aged in scotch whisky casks) – Innis & Gunn, 7.4% ABV, 330 ml., (Edinburgh, Scotland)
-matured for 60 days in scotch whisky barrels
on the back label:
“This very special 90 shilling ale has been matured in casks from each of the five whisky-producing regions. After a lengthy maturation, we selected the very best casks from each of the regions and blended them together to achieve a rich yet balacned ale with layers of delicate, complex flavour.”
(back)
- Style: (scotch whisky barrel aged) Scotch Ale
- Taste: Sweet toffee vanilla malt subtle wood/peat light banana
- Where I got it : BC Liquor Stores
- How much: $5 CAD – 330 ml., November 2014
- Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
- Would I recommend this to beer aficionados: nah
- What was the impression: sweet vanilla toffee, doesn’t deserve the box
Visual: (cellared for 3 years). Comes in a box with “limited edition” printed at least 5 times total on the box and bottle. Pours a Dr. Pepper reddish brown with a small 1cm head, very fine 1mm layer of retention, several scattered singular streams.
Nose: biscuity liquid barley malt. (lvl-6)-pungency
Attack: crisp, dense sugary malts
Mid-palate: persistent (lvl-7-sweetness), nutmeg, vanilla toffee malt
Finish: hint peat smoke, residual toffee malts, hints banana
Summary: That signature toffee sweetness this time, which is cloying at first, but after a few more sips the flavours start compound and the vanilla notes start to take over. The peat is subtle to the point of being indiscernible. Solid, but not that memorable.
