A lively, apple-rich nose leads to a remarkably good palate of earth, resins and lemons, followed by fir buds, blood orange liqueur and cinnamon.
- almond
- apple
- bitter
- blood orange
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Lucky Choice is an independent bottler name used for Scotch whisky releases. Publicly available information about its background and ownership appears limited.
A lively, apple-rich nose leads to a remarkably good palate of earth, resins and lemons, followed by fir buds, blood orange liqueur and cinnamon.
Mr William Duff, manager of Clynelish Distillery in... 1934 (D.C.L. Gazette)
The sweet wine softens the distillate, but it finishes nicely with a lovely sweet, salty and sour profile and salted dried fruits splashed with balsamic…
A truly fine whisky with a finish of green tea and not quite ripe kiwi.
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