Teacher's Highland Cream Bottled 1940's

Teachers Highland Cream

Teacher's Highland Cream is considered to be a rather common blend – it is pretty cheap – but so far I had only tried the 1988 version. Time to try a modern version as well, a bottling from 2014. If I am not mistaken, Ardmore and GlenDronach are among the more important components of this blend. The nose is rife with malt and citrus fruit. Some...

Score 77/100

Teachers Highland Cream

I'm trying some of the lighter Scotches over a hot summer, and this is one on my list. This one, unlike Dewar's White Label, I'm having neat. Although I will likely pour it over ice another time. A nice light caramel color in the bottle and glass. The nose has a heavy malt scent, with some background of honey and vanilla. The initial flavor is...

Score 90/100

Teachers Highland Cream

I have gone through a number of these bottles. There has been some batch variation. I find that even bad batches still have peat (unlike bad Grant batches). The problem with a bad batch of Teachers’ is that it can be very two dimensional and thin. Here is a decent batch Nose: Creaminess on the fore that fades into some very soft peat and smoke....

Score 83/100

Teachers Highland Cream

This was one I tried while visiting my family in Canada. My dad loves a good brandy, and has only a passing interest in Scotch. But he did have a massive bottle of Teacher’s on hand, and I have to say that I enjoyed coming back to this one. Interestingly this bottle is an American release, bottled at 43% instead of the standard I get at 40% here...

Score 81/100