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The Classic Laddie

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
No age statement
ABV
50%
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of The Classic Laddie

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Pale gold, natural color — no artificial coloring added
Nose
Bright floral fruitiness: red currant, passionfruit, baked pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, vanilla bean, Brazil nuts
Palate
Lavish cereal richness, orange, red currant, chamomile, Meyer lemon, white grapefruit, honey vanilla yogurt
Finish
Long and creamy with lingering barley sweetness, citrus zest, and gentle oak spice

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Mixed (ex-bourbon
  • ex-sherry
  • ex-wine)

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