Hazelburn 12 años 2010 Release

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

Besides the Hazelburn 8 Year Old Small Casks for Belgium I also tried this official release of the Hazelburn 12 Year Old. It was not a fair battle. This four hear older whisky is more robust, fuller and simply put better. This one is rather dark, an intense amber. This was clearly a sherry cask. The beads in the glass promise good things to...

Score 85/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

from a purchased sample Nose: Vanilla - extract and frosting. Smoky with a pinch of salt and seawater dampened pebbles in honey. Melon, lemon, and some green apple. Very slight porridgy. A few floral notes. Maybe even some putty. Toast. Grassy and fermented sugar. Then there's this odd metalic note. Hmm. Palate: Lively, with honey, sandalwood, a...

Score 86/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

A sweet and pleasant whisky. This may develop over time, but based on the first dram this is a mellow whisky that doesn't attack you with complexity but has all the smoothness one could hope for in a triple distilled whisky. Nose: First sniff has something grassy and rural about it. I smell cow manure, grass, fields. Further nosing gives away...

Score 87/100

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

For some reason I'm becoming increasingly fascinated by the various expressions coming out of Springbank. And so the Hazelburn 12 fits right in! The thick legs running down the side of my nosing glass confirm the presence of something sugary so it's no surprise that the first nose is a melted bowl of honey butter. As I savor the comforting aromas...

Score 85/100