The Exceptional Grain – 3rd Edition Blended Grain Scotch Whisky (Sutcliffe & Son)

The Exceptional Grain - 3rd Edition Blended Grain Scotch Whisky (Sutcliffe & Son) is a blended grain Scotch from Sutcliffe & Son. It marries grain whiskies from more than one distillery, Cameronbridge among them. Cameronbridge, Scotland's largest grain distillery, lends a light, sweet, oily grain to such whiskies.

Aged grain whiskies bring coconut, vanilla and a buttery sweetness to the vatting. A sherry cask held it, the wood lending raisin and walnut. The whiskies are married and rested before bottling. 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 43% it is clean, oily and sweet. Coconut, vanilla, toffee and a soft oil run through it, with a creamy oak depth. It is soft and deep, the grain and oak well matched. A long, oily finish carries a coconut lift. A characterful blended grain Scotch drawing on Scotch grain whisky.