Country: Scotland
Brand: Barwick
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Age:Over 5 Years
ABV: 40 %
Colour: Light Golden
Nose: Nothing of Interest going on here. Grain Alcohol, Dusty Wood, Nut Casks, Toast with Margarine and a little Honey, Pepper and a bit of Toffee. Hints of Malt and Orange Peel. No Off-Notes.
Palate: Watery and Sugary Sweet. Bit of Toffee, Pepper, Cereals, Licorice and slightly Bitter Wood
Finish: Short and Bitter-Sweet with some Pepper, Licorice, Lemon and slightly Bitter Wood.
When you add Water you get something I can't call Whisky anymore. So don't!
Rating: 69.5
Nose: 18 - Taste: 17 - Finish: 17 - Overall: 17.5
General Remarks: I'm afraid I can't tell you much about this Blended Whisky except that it was bottled on August 3, 1984 by - or for John Lint & Co.Ltd., Glasgow. I also googled a picture of the probable Label. Today a John Lint Blended Whisky 3 Years seems to exist and is packed and marketed in Belgium by Konings. My Belgian friend and colleague Mark Dermul reviewed a John Lint 12 years (1968) and gave it 50 Points! I googled John Lint, Glasgow but nothing pops up. Quite a mystery!
Drinking Experience Neat: Below Average.
Conclusion: It's not a Deadly Blend of Spirits or Souls as the above pictured Book would like you to believe. But it is a Sad Affair I'm afraid. Nothing of any interest going on here. If all Whisky would taste like this, I would give up this Hobby right away! I have no idea which Single Malts are used to compose this Blend. She's a Mystery to me and that's fine!!!
Jan van den Ende September 22, 2013 and March 20,2017
