Country: Brazil
Brand: Drury’s Special Reserve
Type: Blended Whisky
Age: NAS
Alcohol: 39%
Colour: Deep Copper (Caramel is added for colouring)
Nose: A little bit of Smoke and Leather right at the beginning that suggests some Islay notes. Could that be true? Actually I was quite surprised. Other than that basically Oak, young Alcohol and maybe a bit of dried fruit (Plums). Nothing to get excited about but certainly better than I expected.
Taste: Unpleasant delivery with something not unlike fuel for oil lamps. After that some sharp Spice and raw Oak.
Finish: Well, actually there isn’t any. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
Rating: 55
Nose: 18 – Taste: 12 – Finish: 11 – Overall: -13
General Remarks. This Blended Whisky is made in Brazil by Campari. It contains imported Malt and Grain Whisky from Scotland to which local distilled alcohol and water are added.
I added a few drops of water but it really does not make any difference.
Drinking Experience Neat: Unpleasant
Conclusion: I was really positively surprised by the nose. Unfortunately the taste is quite unpleasant and the finish is hard to detect. I bought a miniature bottle but the normal bottle is for sale over here at around USD 11,00. So although it’s very cheap, this is not my cup of whisky!
Jan van den Ende October 7, 2011
4 comments:
Hey,
I totally agree! What other Brazilian whiskies have you tried?
Robert
Hi Robert,
Thanks for commenting. The others I have tried are Old Eight, Passport and Teacher's. You can find the Tasting Notes on the site. They have one thing in common though. They don't taste good!'Cheers!
Jan
As a Brazilian, I couldn't agree more.
Hi Luiz, thanks for commenting! Yep, it would be nice to have a good local Whisky here in Brazil but I'm afraid we're still far away from that!
Bom Final de Semana!
Jan
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