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North Star Glenallachie 8 Year Old Single Malt. ABV: 58.3%. Speyside, Scotland. Tasted at Whisky a Day HQ, $165 (bottle).
Colour: Orange gold, like a throat lozenge. Hmmm, whisky really is the ultimate golden throat charmer!
Nose: Melted sugar boiling on the stove top.
Palate: Sticky date pudding and pink candy (fairy) floss. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel.
Finish: Honey and black pepper, with juicy glace cherries that you’ve picked out of your aunt’s fruit cake (or is that just what I did when I was a kid?).
Comments: This is dessert in a glass. Fantastic.