Caskstrength and Carry On Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark Prohibition

This tasting took place four years ago, Apr 16. Let's all drink it to Bill McCoy, honest bootlegger, decent smuggler, legit rum-runner, to whom this scotch is dedicated. Clear, pale golden hue. Medium to intense aromas of black pepper, cinnamon, vanilla and toffee: spiced and sweet, reminiscent of what some clippers transported over the seas (I...

Score 87/100

Cutty Sark Prohibition

So this is my first Cutty Sark! This blend was created in 1923 for Berry Bros. & Rudd, and was the first very pale-coloured whisky in the world. Named after a famous Scottish-built clipper ship, the standard blend uses around 20 malts, including Glenrothes and Macallan. This, however, is not the standard blend. The Prohibition release...

Score 91/100

Cutty Sark Caskstrength.net 90 Proof

Nose: Lemon pie. Yes. Spicy lemon pie. Isn’t. It nice? Very fresh. Not a hint of smoke. Summer in a glass. Fresh Granny Smith apples. Lemongrass, Fresh with a capital F, but also zingy. Quite youngish, with the apple-peat combo that speaks of its youth. Palate: Big peppery entry. Spicy and chilly hot. Abv. to the Max! this is some muscular blend !...

Score 84/100

Cutty Sark Prohibition

Having never tried the standard, or any, Cutty Sark before I took a bit of a gamble on this one at Christmas. Well, not that much of a gamble as it as priced at under £25 which, for a NCF blend at 50% abv, is pretty good going. There is a very charming story attached to this including bootlegging and all that jazz. Maybe there's some truth in...

Score 86/100