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Black Bull Kyloe Sherry Finish (Duncan Taylor)

Black Bull Kyloe Sherry Finish (Duncan Taylor)

7.8 /10
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Distillery: Duncan Taylor
Type: Blended Scotch
ABV: 50%
Price: £30.50

Tasting Notes

Nose

Nicely balanced — sherry sweetness with a hint of leather developing over time. The PX and oloroso double-sherry treatment adds genuine richness.

Palate

Sherry influence with balanced spice. Sweetness that intensifies through the palate. German Christmas gingerbread spice balanced with creamy vanilla. The high malt content and 50% give it single-malt-like character.

Finish

Nice and lengthy — the sherry sweetness and gingerbread spice sustain well. Creamy vanilla on the close.

Black Bull Kyloe Sherry Finish takes Duncan Taylor's high-malt blended Scotch and finishes it in a combination of Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry casks. At 50%, non-chill-filtered and naturally coloured, it is one of the most generously presented sherry-finished blends at its price.

The PX and oloroso double-sherry treatment adds genuine richness. The PX contributes dark sweetness and dried fruit, the oloroso adds nuttiness and spice. On the already malt-rich Kyloe base, this sherry influence creates a blend with impressive depth for under thirty-five pounds.

Black Bull Kyloe Sherry Finish is exceptional value. A sherry-finished, high-malt blend at 50% for around thirty pounds — from one of Scotland's most respected independent bottlers — represents a quality-to-price ratio that few competitors can match. Duncan Taylor's expertise shows even at the affordable end.

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Duncan Cairns
Duncan Cairns
Senior Whisky Reviewer

Duncan has spent two decades judging Scotch whisky at competitions from the International Wine & Spirit Competition to the World Whiskies Awards, developing a palate that prizes balance and terroir ab...

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