Review #197; Scotch #62: The Wolf of Badenoch

The Wolf of Badenoch 12

Single malt from an undisclosed speyside distillery, bottled by North of Scotland (grain) Distillery. Finished in ex-Prunelle (plum liquer) casks. Chill-filtered and artificially colored. 12 year age statement.

This whisky is named after Alexander Stewart, the 14th century Earl of Buchan and former Justiciar of Scotia, who gained the name for his extraordinary ruthless streak. This reached its zenith when he burnt down the centre of whisky production itself, Elgin.

ABV: 43%

Nose: Light, heavily floral, Heavy Plums, Honey, nutmeg, allspice

Palate: Thin mouthfeel, Black pepper, floral, plums, oak.

Finish: Short finish, tannins, plums, oak.

Rating: 5/10

This is a just ok whisky. The flavors are there but not jumping out at you, the mouthfeel is a bit thin but overall this wouldn’t be bad as a whiskey to pour to maybe introduce people or if I had a bottle, I want a drink but don’t want to think about it and throw it in a glass. It has some nice sweet flavors in there but everything just feels very muted and watered down.

I can’t speak to the chill filtering, but would love to try this at cask strength, I feel the more interesting qualities of the ex-prunelle cask would really pop.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect