Glencadam

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From the official website: Glencadam Distillery is located about half a mile outside the ancient city and former Royal Burgh of Brechin in the kingdom of Angus in the eastern Highlands of Scotland.

This pretty and immaculately maintained distillery opened for business in 1825, just one year after legitimate distilling on a large scale was legalized.

Since then a number of owners have operated the distillery and produced Glencadam malt in their blends. Happily, each owner was careful not to spoil the charming character of Glencadam.

Since 2003, the distillery has been owned by Angus Dundee Distillers Plc who for the first time in its history, bottled Glencadam Highland malt commercially as a 15 years old expression in 2005.

From tastings.com: Bright orangish amber. Buttery roasted nut, perfumed spice, and vapor aromas. A perky entry leads to a dryish light-to medium-bodied palate with mildly sweet toffee, spice, and straw flavors. Finishes with a touch of caramel, pepper, and reedy tannins. This has a zesty, bright, youthful character.

Jackie's Review

nose - light, lemony, grassy

taste - watery/weak at first, then a sweetness of licorice, slightly spicy

finish - sweetness lingers, but not in a bad way.

balance - I expected more from this whisky. Its very nice, don't get me wrong. but for $150 for 700 ml at BCLDB (SKU #615112 / UPC #05021349761334), I just expected a little more.

Score = 80