Cutty Sark Crystal Decanter

Cutty Sark 18 Year Old

Nose: Thicker and Spicier than the 12 year old, with rich sherry and Honey liquor. You can also detect whiffs of gentle peat smoke, which were nowhere to be found in the previous expressions. Palate: Sweet sherry with quite a bit of spice. Then moving to Chocolate fondant with bits of ripe orange, and candied orange peel. Finish: Bonbons , Cocoa...

Score 84/100

Cutty Sark

The title is a dutch phrase that means "everything is fine" however it can also mean there is nothing going on. That is exactly how i would describe this Whisky. The whisky is relatively cheap, the taste is not unpleasant, its a fairly sweet round whisky with a bit of a peppery but very short finish. A fine whisky for beginners, but it...

Score 70/100

Cutty Sark 25 Year Old

Another Cutty Sark, but this time the 25 Year Old, which contains 95% Speyside malt whisky and only 5% (doh!) grain. Judging by the colour, some sherry casks were used. That is immediately confirmed on the nose. Dark fruit (figs, raisins) and some mandarin, peach and loads of toffee. Very round and full. Nice spices too. Liquorice, vanilla,...

Score 88/100

Cutty Sark 12 Year Old

Cutty Sark is name of the British clipper, as it has been depicted on the label since 1955. The blend was designed originally by Berry Brothers & Rudd on the 20th of March 1923. We are trying the 12 Year Old, but from a 1989 bottling at 43% (as opposed to today’s 40%). So this has been in the bottle for a quarter of a century almost. Even then...

Score 82/100