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The Sassenach

The Sassenach
Blended Scotch Whisky

Category: Blended Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 46%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$119

The Sassenach
Blended Scotch Whisky

Category: Blended Scotch

Date Tasted:
Country: Scotland
Alcohol: 46%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of caramel apple, sticky toffee pudding, leather and cedar, and milk chocolate with a round, crisp, dry medium body and a refreshing, medium-length finish with notes of dark honey and roasted pineapple, roasted hazelnut, peanut brittle and toffee, and caramelized red apple. A go-to blended Scotch that happily leans heavily on traditional Speyside malt flavors of fruit and honey with an underlying earthy, nutty base note.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: caramel apple, sticky toffee pudding, leather and cedar, and milk chocolate
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of dark honey and roasted pineapple, roasted hazelnut, peanut brittle and toffee, and caramelized red apple
Smoothness Smoothness: Normal
Finish Finish: Normal
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A go-to blended Scotch that happily leans heavily on traditional Speyside malt flavors of fruit and honey with an underlying earthy, nutty base note.

The Producer

Sassenach Spirits

The Producer

Their Portfolio

92 The Sassenach Blended Scotch Whisky 46% (Scotland) $119.00.
93 The Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin 42% (United Kingdom) $39.00.
92 The Sassenach Wild Scottish Gin 42% (Scotland) $39.00.
92 The Sassenach Blended Scotch Whisky 46% (Scotland) $119.00.

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Serve in a Glencairn Scotch Whisky Glass
Blended Scotch whiskies require a mix of dozens of different malt whiskies to be combined with grain whisky in order to create the desired blend. The individual percentages of each malt whisky may be small, but each contributes its unique character to the blend. A blender will thus need to buy or produce a large amount of different malt whiskies in order to maintain the consistency of the blend. Thus, for a malt whisky distillery, the single malt may get all of the glory, but the blends ultimately pay the bills.

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