The Tasting
| The Whisky | anCnoc (pronounced a-nock) |
| Supplied | The Chair |
| Region | Highland |
| Age & Distillation | 12 Year Old. |
| Special Notes | The Knockdhu Distillery. |
| Strength | 43% abv. (86Proof) |
| Price | On Special R690-00 at The Whisky Brother & co Hyde Park. |
The opening toast to Uisge Beatha, the “Water of Life”.
*At this stage I need to point out that Mr. MacKinnon was on a No-Alcohol regimen but did not want to miss out on the meeting. As a result all he had to offer was his Nose!
DETAILS
THE COLOUR ……..Light Straw.
THE NOSE ………….Hint of lemon, very feint alcohols, Honey. It was all very hidden.
THE TASTE ………..Again….Very hidden, lemon, nutty, boiled sweets, vanilla. Not complex.
THE FINISH ……… The finish is short. Even the usual pepper was almost not there!
WITH WATER………Not advised as it became even more (bland would be a bit harsh) but…
THE SCORE ……………72.25 average.
After the dessert Mr. RmK stated that the nose had improved and that he could now detect a hint of banana. The remaining three Gentlemen also thought that the anCnoc had improved on the palate!
FURTHER NOTES…We last had a no age statement anCnoc peated bought in August 2019 and sampled evidently in January 2020. When I bought the bottle both the name and the canister were familiar to me. I have since finished the last third of the bottle and found it very easy drinking and if we still had the old Application, I would class it as a very good introduction to Highland Single Malts to the un-initiated.
The Evening: the meeting closed at 20hr26 with the Closing Gambit and with grateful and enthusiastic thanks to Mrs VC from Mr JT echoed by the remaining Gentlemen.
| Scoring | |
| Nothing short of diabolical | 0 – 50 |
| Nasty, well worth avoiding | 51 – 64 |
| Very unimpressive indeed | 65 – 69 |
| Usually drinkable, but don’t expect the earth to move | 70 – 74 |
| Average, usually pleasant, sometimes flawed | 75 – 79 |
| Good, worth trying | 80 – 84 |
| Very good to excellent | 85 – 89 |
| Brilliant | 90 – 94 |
| Superstar, gives a reason to live | 95 – 97 |
| Nirvana | 98 – 100 |