Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 11 Years Old NSS Cask Series 027 (North Star)

Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 11 Years Old NSS Cask Series 027 (North Star) is a blended malt Scotch from North Star Spirits, a vatting of single malts. Blenders such as this use Teaninich for the structure and freshness it brings. Speyside and Highland malts give the vatting its body.

A blended malt marries single malts from more than one distillery to a house style. A refill American oak cask held it, keeping the green character to the fore. The malts are vatted and married to a balanced whole, then bottled. A green, oily profile runs through the whole. Blenders use Teaninich for the freshness and structure it brings. A blended malt marries single malts from more than one distillery. Highland malts lend a clean, grassy thread to the vatting. The maker selects malts for the balance each brings. A period of marrying lets the whiskies settle together. The result is a fresh, characterful Scotch.

At 54.1%, undiluted, it is deep and grassy. Green fruit, honey and a soft spice run through it, with a clean, oily depth. It is fresh and clean, the green spirit shining through. Cut grass and citrus draw out the close. A characterful blended malt Scotch.