Knockando 1980 Bottled 1995

Knockando 2000 / 12 Year Old

Had this one at Gourmet Club Callao in Feb 2015; of course I scribbled the tasting back then and took the beautiful pic attached at the exact same moment (maybe seconds or minutes after.) And now, for your enjoyment, I type it down here. So we all but certainly know Knockando is a little town in Moray, Scotland, where the eponymous distillery...

Score 89/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

The nose is filled with old leather and tobacco, with hints of malt, wood and salt. It smells like someone dipped a well-loved pipe-smokers tobacco pouch into a dry savoury whisky. The taste is smooth, gentle and subtle, with continuing notes of leather, tobacco and salt. The finish is mild, warm, and gentle. Notes of well-used leather. Not...

Score 81/100

Knockando 25 Year Old Special Releases bottled 2011

Nose: Upon viewing the deep sherried colour of this dram, one can be forgiven for thinking this is going to be a straight down the line sherry fest, however it's far from it. Caramel courgettes, salted figs, toffeed leather, sweet wasabi, floral celery, and even lamb and tzatziki are all elements of this very complex nose. There's a small hint of...

Score 85/100

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

Whatever Knockando... several other distilleries can do better. A little bit sharp, a little bit sweet, but nothing special, but that's probably because I favour a dark peaty beast of a whisky, which this isn't.

Score 60/100