1970s Dimple 12 Year old Blended Whisky

This is a liter bottle from the late '60s/early '70s due to the metal top and is marked for the export market. The blend is mainly Glenkinchie (lowland) and Linkwood (Speyside), making it easy drinking, but with some depth.

Colour: Full gold.

Nose: Complex, smoky, resinous, fruity and spicy… That is to say perfectly balanced. Candied oranges, peat smoke, seawater, iodine, spearmint, tobacco, old leather… I told you, it’s very complex. Brilliant in fact.

Mouth: how rich! Amazing presence and oomph, starting on something like ‘resinous oranges’ and developing on loads of various spices and mints, lemon balm, ‘good’ marshmallows, liquorice drops and just a tiny little bitterness that may come from wood. Masterfully composed.

Finish: Long and in the same style.

Comments: an exceptionally composed blend. Was Stravinsky working at John Haig’s? Now, seriously, all true whisky lovers know that old Dimples/Pinches were fab whiskies, but it’s always great to be able to confirm that.