Hazelburn 12 Year Old NC2 Duncan Taylor

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

from a purchased sample Nose: Vanilla - extract and frosting. Smoky with a pinch of salt and seawater dampened pebbles in honey. Melon, lemon, and some green apple. Very slight porridgy. A few floral notes. Maybe even some putty. Toast. Grassy and fermented sugar. Then there's this odd metalic note. Hmm. Palate: Lively, with honey, sandalwood, a...

Score 86/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

Besides the Hazelburn 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium I also tried this official release of the Hazelburn 12 Year Old. It was not a fair battle. This four hear older whisky is more robust, fuller and simply put better. This one is rather dark, an intense amber. This was clearly a sherry cask. The beads in the glass promise good things to come....

Score 85/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old

Nose: soft, lemony, grassy/floral. Very lowland in style, though not as sweet as Glenkinchie. Opens up with the addition of an ice cube. Taste: sweet, crisp attack on the palate. Quickly becomees peppery, and in spite of its unpeated origins it develops a stiff note of smoke, followed by a salty tang. Not a "big" whisky but it packs a...

Score 81/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old

Very light in color. There are hints of peat and brine on the nose although I’m not sure if this is actually a peated whisky. The palate is light but complex with only traces of peat. It is triple distilled which gives it a very clean feel and a smooth finish.

Score 60/100