Peter Scot BLACK SINGLE Malt Whisky

Colour: Old gold, this forms a nice ridge on the inner wall of my Glencarin and the legs appears to be heavy and viscous but not really fat.

Nose: This is a lovely nose, this is not very fruity but it has a nice wrap of vanilla and butterscotch, I can smell some roasted almonds and very soft nicely done! The lower ABV has actually done very well here, I took a long time to get the nose right and enjoyed it.

Palate: Does not do very much initially, pretty plain but bitters and wood slowly showing up. Not too much of either but can’t really feel too much beyond bitters and a hint of wood. The overall mouth feel is nice and there is a hint of wood coming up.it has indeed got a nice mouthfeel & slightly viscous liquid indicating a bit of fat and oil. With a drop of water the aromas are slightly more evident, more malty some bitter in the background.The liquid turns a little bit dull and cloudy after a drop of water. With water a tiny bit of sugar in the initial mouth and then the bitters and oak take over,nothing too bad or again not too much happening. Like some of the other young malts from the sub-continent (in my opinion) unless the ABV is higher the water disrupts the balance and overall plot.

I would place this to be around 3 to 4 years old and the wood seems to be virgin oak. In conclusion I would say whether it’s really good start from the distillery. It’s is not something that I would ring the charts but not something that I would pour down the sink. When I bring prices in to the equation which as I mentioned is close to $65 it may not be a preferred choice but surely better than most IMFL whiskies.

So the whisky scene in India seems to be shaping up well, but there is some distance to go for the new distillers to catch up with the standards of the existing ones or to be compared to ones from world over.