Country: Scotland
Brand: Logan De
Luxe
Bottled by White
Horse Distillers, Glasgow
Type: Blended
Whisky
Age: 12 Years
Alcohol: 40%
Colour: Golden
Nose: Grains, Biscuit,
Caramel, Malt, Oak, Sharp Alcohol, Light Peat and hints of Leather. The Alcohol
makes it difficult to determine the individual flavors. I find a bit of Honey
and a sweet Floral tone in the back of the glass but they are being dominated. The
Nose is certainly not unpleasant but I was expecting juicy sweet Fruit – and Honey
tones that the Speyside Malts normally present. I also can’t detect the Smoke
from the Lagavulin.
Taste: Sweet Grain,
Caramel, Sugar, Light Spice. Not too much going on here but highly drinkable.
Finish: Sweet with
a bit of Pepper, Licorice and Green Apples.
When adding three
drops of water you get more floral tones on the Nose. On the Palate I couldn’t
find a lot of changes, The Finish gets a bit sweeter. You can experiment with a
few drops to see what’s best for you.
Rating: 82
Nose: 20.5 – Taste: 21.5 – Finish: 19.5 – Overall: 20.5
General
Remarks: White Horse Distillers is owned by the Diageo Group. On Diageo’s Web-Site
however I couldn’t find a thing about Logan. So I wouldn’t be surprised if this
Blend were to be discontinued. The Blend was first introduced by Sir Peter
Mackie who also created the White Horse Blend. It was named after James Logan,
a one time Scotch Whisky blender. Logan is blended using the Single Malts
Lagavulin (Islay), Glen Elgin and Craigellachie (Speyside)
Drinking Experience
Neat: Good
Drinking Experience
on the Rocks: Good
Lately I have been complaining a lot about the fact that, in general, the lower end Blended Scotch Whiskies are boring and without any challenge. Today I won’t do that. And not because of the fact that the Logan represents a lot of challenges because it doesn’t. It lacks Fruit and Honey and Smoke despite the Single Malts that form its heart. Grain and Caramel rule here. But despite all this I still enjoyed Logan while it’s completely and utterly drinkable. And that at a reasonable price. Let’s hope that Diageo maintains the Logan 12 in its product range but to be honest I fear for the worst. The old-fashioned bottle and presentation are likely to be swallowed by the new JW Range. Sad but probably true!
Jan van den Ende April 21, 2012