80 Very Good
Blair Athol 8 yr SMWS 68.28 “Monkberry Moon Delight”
Distiller
Blair Athol
Bottler
SMWS
ABV
58.1%
Age
8 Years
Price
$100 to $199.99
This is an independent bottling of spirit distilled at Blair Athol, bottled by SMWS after 8 years of aging in an ex-bourbon barrel. This bottling, "Monkberry Moon Delight" is bottled at cask strength, with no coloring or filtering. Let's see how it is.
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Aggregate Reviews House Review
Aggregated Reviews
Raided Score: 80The Daily Pour By The Daily Pour Staff Interesting but not super remarkable. It feels young, and the rechar is evident, in a way I don't love. Read Full Review Raided Score is a conversion from an external site's score, to our in house uniform scoring system. Please see the FAQ for more.
House Review
Nose:
Rich cocoa, vanilla cream, custard and musty tobacco. Sticky toffee cake and cake batter.
Taste:
Apples, pears, honey, vanilla and faint oak. Some heat, to pair with a medium mouth feel. Heat grows with time, as does the sulphur. Pepper.
Finish:
Short, and hot. Apples, pears, vanilla, clove. Very bourbon-y on the finish.
Overall:
Interesting but not super remarkable. It feels young, and the rechar is evident, in a way I don't love.
Score:
80
By The Daily Pour Staff
Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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