Banana chips, honeyed barley, apple, pear, light floral — gentle and fresh
Cadbury Fingers, buttered brown bread, sultana, honeydew melon, vanilla, gentle oak — soft Speyside
Slow build of cinnamon and black pepper — the 43% giving body the standard Speysider lacks
Knockando 12 — J&B's backbone. Single-season vintage-dated. 1898. 43%.
Banana and honey nose. Buttered bread and sultana palate. Cinnamon-pepper finish. Reliable Speyside.
Knockando 12 earns a 7 — smooth, easy, fruity classic Speyside at £36. Unflashy but reliable midweek value at 43%.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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