Black Bull 50 Years Old Sir Nick Faldo (Duncan Taylor)

Black Bull 50 Years Old Sir Nick Faldo (Duncan Taylor) is a blended Scotch from Duncan Taylor. It marries malt and grain whiskies, with grain from distilleries such as Cameronbridge. Cameronbridge, Scotland's largest grain distillery, lends a light, sweet, oily grain to such whiskies.

Grain lends a light, sweet frame while the malts bring depth. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, with vanilla and crème brûlée. The whiskies are married and rested before bottling. A blended grain marries grain whiskies from more than one distillery. The maker selects casks for the sweetness and depth each lends. Grain whisky gives such blends a light, sweet, oily frame. A period of marrying lets the whiskies settle together. The result is a soft, sweet, oily Scotch with a creamy oak depth. Scotland's grain distilleries are the quiet backbone of its blends. Aged grain has become prized as a category in its own right.

At a natural 48% it is full and oily. Coconut, vanilla, toffee and a soft oil run through it, with a creamy oak depth. Soft toffee and vanilla sit behind the sweetness. It closes long, sweet and oily. A characterful blended Scotch drawing on Scotch grain whisky.