A Bowmore-ish peat develops over time, as does some Pale Ale-type bitterness. Palate - Lots of butter and milk chocolate. Some more time yields a citrus prickle as well as some savory hints. Give it a few minutes and a seaside boat dock note floats up (motor smoke and seaweed). Nose - At first, there's yeast with a tiny bit of sherry and brandy. One can pay more for a single neat whisky at an LA bar than for a whole bottle of Bank Note. It's when I read Scotch Noob's positive review, then saw Total Wine & More selling it for $15.99 the following day that I decided I'd take the risk. I liked the idea, a high malt blend bottled by a company I like selling for less than 20 bucks, but wasn't ready to go all in. David Driscoll of K&L Wines had been talking it up since they started carrying the blend. But I tired of it two-thirds of the way down.
#AD RATTRAY BANK NOTE FULL#
A full step up from Grouse, it had more angles and twists, and was more interesting to mix. Too bad I had purchased a one liter bottle of it. Secondly, I've been on the search for a new everyday blend around here, something to replace Black Label. Firstly, I will not pay a dime for Gold Label Reserve nor Platinum Label. These reports have always been about my personal whisky experience. :) You're just lucky I didn't go with "In With the Nude" and post pictures that would blind all y'all thirsty MFs (Mannochmore finishers). Maturation in the finest American oak casks lends a sophisticated sweetness prior to blending as we draw upon the expertise handed down through generations to produce a whiskey that is the very embodiment of understated elegance and refinement.If you thought I was going to report on Gold Label Reserve or Platinum Label, well, I'm not that sorry to disappoint. Maturation in the finest American oak casks lends a sophisticated sweetness prior to blending as we draw upon the expertise handed down through generations to produce a whiskey that is the very embodiment of understated elegance and refinement. A rounded complexity is achieved by double distillation of the pot still component to retain body and a smooth texture. A minimum of 5 years in American Oak ensures this singular expression encapsulates the very best that blended scotch whisky has to offer, with fruit, spice, and a distant smoke, all perfect in harmony.īank Note Blended Irish Whiskey subtly combines the soft, delicate notes procured from column distillation with the characteristic spice fo traditional pot still whiskey. Bottled at 43% ABC it is presented in distinctive packaging designed to reflect the original branding from one hundred and fifty years ago.īank Note Peated Reserve incorporates a small proportion of Islay peated malt into the unique blend of pure Lowland Grain, sweet Speyside, and robust Highland malts, without disturbing the balance.
Slowly matured in oak casks to produce a mellow taste with sweet richness and good depth of flavor, tis appeal is timeless and, like other classic whiskies, is as relevant today as it was over one hundred and fifty years ago.
Bank Note is a premium 5yo Scotch Whisky offering the perfect mix of the finest malt whiskies (40%) from the Speyside and Highland regions, blended expertly together with the purest grain whisky (60%( from the Lowlands of Scotland.
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