Lowrie's Reserve, Thompson Bros Blended Whisky

With sourcing single malt whisky that they can call single malt whisky becoming increasingly more difficult, Thompson Bros decided to look for new ways to bring great whisky to the market.

They stumbled on a situation where they were able to purchase 3 hogsheads of very nice, very sherried, reasonably matured blended whisky. They took these 3 hogsheads and vatted them with two barrels of 11 year old, bourbon matured unknown Speyside whisky. This, along with the sherried blended stock, created a phantasmagoria of white grapes, toffee popcorn, great value, fleshy white fruits, a very appropriately timed cigarette and, above all, great value.

Tasting notes:
Nose: Pear drops and pastis, white grapes, hops, galia melon, toffee popcorn, fresh parsley, hay bales, bay leaf, honeycomb (brittle), flumps, white miso paste, and nightshade (tomato plant).
Palate: Toffee brittle, caramelised malted barley, almond nougat, strawberry, wild herbs, orange marmalade, lemon cough sweets, some oak spice, hints of cloves, charred peaches,
Finish: Orange bitters, clove oil, ginger root and a gentle salinity.