Knockando 1986 Centenary

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

Knockando 1995 12 Year Old

The Knockando Distillery is located in a village of the same name. She was founded in 1899 during the whisky boom, just months before the Pattison Crash. She got electricity in 1905 as well as a connection to the Great North of Scotland Railway. Let me try the entry level malt, their 12 Year Old, in this case distilled in 1995. In France, this...

Score 77/100

Knockando 21 Year Old Master Reserve Distilled 1985

A very dark coloured malt, brown reddish colour in the bottle is hardly any lighter in the glass. The aromas are strong with treacle toffee and muscovado sugar like sweetness with some fruity plumy hints. Not as smooth or full bodied on the palate as I was expecting considering the age and aroma profile, there is a rough edge with a touch of...

Score 87/100

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