Maclean's Nose Blended Scotch Whiskey 46%

Maclean's Nose Blended Scotch Whiskey 46%

Maclean's Nose comes from the Argyll Peninsula opposite the Isle of Mull and is created by the people behind Ardnamurchan Distillery and Adelphi. The bottling was developed in honor of 'Chief Nose' Charles Maclean to convince his fine nose for Scotch whisky, which the distillery has certainly succeeded in with this Maclean's Nose. A high malt content (70%) combined with a high proportion of former sherry casks makes the mixture a fruity and pleasantly finely spiced taste experience.

Scent: Notes of burnt citrus peel, sea salt and campfire are combined with hints of nectarine syrup, lime and marmalade. Towards the end, accents of hay bales, coal cellars and crude oil take over.
Taste: Puffed rice, homemade rice pudding and white chocolate fuse into facets of bright lemon and lime with hints of cucumber.
Aftertaste: Cream and Viennetta ice cream meet hazelnut and chocolate notes towards the end. Burning heather and smoked chocolate at the end.

The label is made from the draft left over from the barley after production, which is usually fed to cattle and livestock.

About the Distillery

The Ardnamurchan Distillery is located on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in the West of Scotland. It is a relatively new player in the single malt whiskey world and was founded in 2014 by Adelphi Distillery Ltd. The distillery is known for its focus on traditional production methods and the use of locally produced ingredients. They produce their own malt using malted barley, yeast and the clean spring water from the area.

Ardnamurchan Distillery prides itself on crafting whiskey with care and attention to detail, and they aim to express the unique terroir of the area in their spirits. Their first releases of single malt whiskey began to hit the market around 2016 and they are known for having a distinctive balance of fruity, spicy and smoky notes in their whiskies.

Ardnamurchan The Green Distillery

Whiskey is a natural product and they have ensured that this is reflected in the way they run the distillery. Uniquely in the whiskey industry, all the necessary energy and heat for Ardnamurchan Distillery comes from local renewable energy sources – the river that supplies cooling water to the distillery has a hydroelectric generator, and the biomass boiler uses wood chips from local forests as fuel – the distillery's overall environmental footprint is therefore modest.

In addition, the by-products of the whiskey creation process are recycled on the peninsula – the still-energetic "draff" (remains in the mash tank) is combined with "pot ale" to produce animal feed for use on the peninsula.