REMARKABLE REGIONAL MALTS | McBeth On Whisky

Timorous Beastie

Region Scotland (Speyside)
Nose Overridingly sweet initially, then warming to floral, light barley and spicy honeyed tones.
Palate Opens in a spicy style with fructiferous notes of raisin and a sugary, fudgey character.
Finish Subtle yet sweet with a real oaky flavour, hints of milky cereals and late meringue.
Balance A dessert dream
ABV 46.8%
Age NAS

R 678.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Speyside)
Nose Our Timorous Beastie 18 Years Old is gently spiced initially on the nose, warming to honey, vanilla and juicy barley.
Palate All are similarly apparent on the intricate palate plus a late layer of macerated dark fruit.
Finish The finish shows cough drop spices, more of those dulcet flavours replicated from the palate, running to a bone dry finale.
Balance A dessert dram!
ABV 46.8%
Age 18 Years Old

R 1 440.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Speyside)
Nose Rich spices and delicious vanilla
Palate Layer on layer of sweet stewed fruit, Christmas pudding and dark chocolate infused with nutmeg and cinnamon.
Finish A burst of zesty orange with sweet tobacco, cocoa and fruit cake
Balance Great Blending
ABV 46%
Age NAS

R 714.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Speyside)
Nose The nose is big, dark, distinctly sherried, raisin-y with home-baked fruitcake and molasses to the fore.
Palate the sweet dark sherry opens, then detect late vanilla, nutmeg and ginger mixing with rich cereal tones.
Finish All of which combines in the still spiced finish offering a long and wagging tail-end of mocha.
Balance Great Blending
ABV 46%
Age 13 Years Old

R 1 020.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Cambletown)
Nose The nose opens with barley sugars, a hint of sea salt and some gentle smokiness.
Palate The palate is dry at first with sea air, then developing to muscovado sugar, light oak, and a biscuit character.
Finish TThe finish brings notes of seaweed and late crème brûlée
Balance Really Good
ABV 46.2%
Age NAS

R 990.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islands)
Nose Anticipate wave soaked rocks and a salty oceanic, fresh influence. A hint of peat smoke, and an enticing sweetness
Palate An initially subtle palate that carries soft and rather sweet peat paralleled with smoke, honey, damp ash and develops with liquorice and late pepper.
Finish The maritime is neatly replicated on the long, moreish finish
Balance Sublime
ABV 46.8%
Age NAS

R 678.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islands)
Nose Immediately maritime on the nose - developing to salt, light tobacco and a sweetly peated Malt character.
Palate Opening sweetly on the palate with more tobacco and now hard-candy and barley sugar flavours apparent.
Finish The finish is wonderfully spiced with more sweet cereal and now a phenolic quality ebbing and flowing.
Balance Sublime
ABV 46.8%
Age 18 Years Old

R 1 380.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islay)
Nose Opens fresh, salty and clean, and develops to malted barley dried over peat. A damp, earthy character that’s immediately punchy.
Palate On the palate you’ll detect ashes, sweet tar, beaches and smoking chimneys.
Finish A long and lingering finish with salty, tangy liquorice, smoke and yet more bonfire ashes.
Balance Well balanced huge phenols
ABV 46%
Age NAS

R 714.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islay)
Nose Opens sweet baked goods, salty and clean, and develops to malted barley dried over peat. A damp, earthy character that’s immediately punchy.
Palate Sweet tar, burnt cookie dough windy beaches and smoking chimneys and salted caramel fudge.
Finish A long and lingering finish with salty, tangy liquorice, smoke and yet more bonfire ashes.
Balance Well balanced huge phenols
ABV 48%
Age NAS

R 750.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islay)
Nose Opens fresh, tarry ropes and creosate huts to harbour walls with a secondary lemon and tropical fruit nuance
Palate Sweet gentle peat and fruit with wonderful fresh lemon zest and plum.
Finish Long lingering, with the ebb and flow between sweet and smoke with a vanilla lemon swirl.
Balance Well balanced
ABV 54.1%
Age NAS

R 1 020.00 incl tax

Region Scotland (Islay)
Nose Wood smoke and caramel salty fresh note, with a whiff of sea air.
Palate Stoned tropical fruits nectarine and plum caramel and wood smoke peat smoke and big oily hit of brimstone
Finish Long lingering, with the ebb and flow between sweet and smoke.
Balance Well balanced
ABV 53.7%
Age NAS

R 1 020.00 incl tax