Note: This was first attempt to limit my increasingly rare tasting notes to 280 characters so I can also tweet full review rather than link for all my millenial readers....
London Distillery LV 1767 Edition
54.3% ABV, 100% Rye and aged for 1400 days
Nose: Black cherry, plum, Cadbury Fruit and Nut with biscuit
Taste: Sweet, chocolate, coffee and more fruit
Finish: Peppermint and oak bitterness. Slight grain note indicative of youth
Read MoreA very pale yellow whisky, especially for a blend, with a hint of green (or is that the iconic green bottle subconsciously appearing in my whisky?) The nose is strong, cereals dominates, with lemon furniture polish and wax in the background. The digestive biscuit and cereal flavors are also in the taste with a vanilla, something like cake or bread, or a vanilla animal cracker cookie. There is some heat and prickle on the tongue as well. Definitely interesting and not your typical "bagpipes and tartan" blend.
Update: I recently retried Cutty Sark and was able to better identify the cake, with the biscuit crumb and some citrus lime in the nose it reminded me of a key lime pie.
I like Ian Buxton's phrase "Ronseal whisky" and I think that it applies perfectly here. Don't panic, it just means this is a whiskey that "does what it says on the tin". A well put together blend of smooth Irish triple distilled whiskies with sherry influence. The nose gives you a preview of the sherry and some apple and sweetness. The taste has the dark fruits like raisins and it feels silky in the mouth. Slightly drying and stringent in the finish. Well balanced and put together. Sweet, smooth and sherry - just like it says on the tin.