No matter kind of whisky that your Mom could also be into, we hope the record beneath can present some inspiration for what to get for her for Mom’s Day! Whether or not she likes it candy, smoky, or a little bit little bit of all the things – the whiskies listed beneath can present that good flavour profile handy over as a loving reward in March.
Ledaig 10 12 months Previous, 46.3%.
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Mull will get ignored on the subject of West Coast Scottish whisky. It was solely when retrying Tobermory 12 12 months previous final 12 months that I forgot how extremely deep and sophisticated this distilleries liquid might be. The distillery is Tobermory, however their peated spirit is known as Ledaig, and what a spirit it’s!
It’s smoky and coastal, however it has so many softer, sweeter flavours to assist help it alongside. Matured in ex-bourbon casks, Ledaig 10 12 months previous has these gorgeous fudge, caramel notes hidden beneath these clouds of peaty smoke.
The 18 12 months previous can be improve, it’s simply over £80 per bottle, however both selection is one thing that your Mum will love if she’s into these deeper, heavier kinds of scotch whisky.
Loch Lomond 14 12 months Previous, 46%
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Matured in ex-bourbon casks, after which completed in virgin Limousin French oak, the depth and rollercoaster of flavour that this liquid takes you in is truthfully unbelievable.
It begins off with all of those candy, wealthy bourbon flavours, then it turns right into a basic highland single malt with some toffee, light oak influences, a little bit little bit of spice that pushes flavours of ginger and butterscotch via, basic Loch Lomond flavours. However the enjoyable a part of that is the end, at most, this can be a very gently peated whisky, you’ll be able to barely style the peat in most common Loch Lomond expressions, it drinks extra like a lowland model of whisky.
Nevertheless, the French oak end on this liquid provides you smoke! Not peat smoke, however barrel char and culinary kinds of smoke that simply come out of nowhere as an exquisite shock on the finish of this whisky.
A Loch Lomond 18 12 months previous expression was not too long ago named Whisky of the 12 months 2024 by The Whisky Alternate, so you realize that you’re in good arms with this Highland distillery. The Loch Lomond 14 12 months previous could also be a fantastic Mom’s Day whisky.
Compass Field Hedonism, 43%
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It’s completely price selecting up a bottle of this blended grain whisky as a result of it’s reasonably scrumptious!
In case your Mum has a candy tooth and loves the concept of one thing a little bit in opposition to the grain (sorry), Hedonism is a wonderfully gentle, balanced bottle of whisky that has all the dessert profile of vanilla, caramel, no peat smoke in any respect, and a gently oaky end simply to present it a nicely balanced really feel.
Discontinued as a daily launch from Compass Box, however now solely out there as a once-a-year launch with some very pretty art work adorning the bottle, Hedonism was the whisky that launched Compass Field into the thoughts of all of us. However do be sure you choose up a bottle of the now-discontinued normal launch as it’s one thing all of us have had, and nonetheless want on our cabinets.
Inexperienced Spot Single Pot Nonetheless Irish Whiskey, 40%
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Irish whiskey is famed for being a extra delicate model, Green Spot is among the greatest whiskies to get pleasure from when you have a style for a extra delicate, floral model of spirit.
Put your self on the Irish coast, the smells of sea air and arching inexperienced hills, and this whiskey to accompany that picture. The smells and flavours of elderflower, ripe inexperienced apple, peaches and honey are what this whisky is all about. It’s the right whiskey for newer drinkers or skilled ones.
When you’ve tasted Inexperienced Spot you’ll be hard-pressed to return throughout something that matches it for freshness.
Consider this whiskey as a youthful model of Redbreast 12 12 months previous. It’s from the identical distillery (Midleton), makes use of the identical shares of whisky, maybe with a extra bourbon cask-led flavour, and is a Single Pot Nonetheless whiskey, so a mixture of unsalted and malted barley in the identical whiskey which supplies it this softly spicy end, simply to remind you that you’re ingesting one thing at 40%
Nikka From The Barrel, 51.4%
BUY NOW: $56.99
Japanese whisky can nonetheless be considerably of a thriller to a few of us, however let me lay that thriller to mattress. It’s made in the identical means as scotch whisky is, be it blended or single malt, and is simply as scrumptious.
Right here we now have Nikka From The Barrel, a whisky unchanged for the reason that Eighties with some pretty retro really feel to it. A blended whisky of malt and grain, bottled at the next power than most for additional flavour and end, it’s one thing that’s at all times in demand.
The bottle has this stunning curved brick form to it, a lot in order that Nikka primarily seems at it as the muse for his or her complete firm, which based mostly on gross sales, it’s!
A mix with some heavy notes of toffee and really delicate smoke, all emphasised and able to dwelling round your mouth for a really very long time with this 50%+ ABV that simply makes it an absolute discount for the worth.
