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Shieldaig The Classic 12 Year Blend
Shieldaig The Classic 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky is an affordable, aged blended scotch primarily available through Total Wine & More. It is produced by Ian Macleod Distillers, a respected family-owned independent bottler, and is marketed as an accessible "everyday" 12-year-old whisky.
  Shieldaig [SHILL-dagg]   Whisky • Scotch Blend $23.49 40.00% ABV
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 Ratings: 
Whisky Advocate: 85.00 pts 
Whiskybase: 65.00 pts 
Total Wine: 84.00 pts 
Wine Enthusiast: 90.00 pts 
Part of the  Ian Macleod Distillers family of brands.
Tasting Notes
Nose: It opens with a sweet and delightful aroma of honey, malted cereal, and crisp orchard fruits like apples and pears
Palate: The mouthfeel is viscous and medium-bodied, delivering a harmonious blend of rich vanilla, sweet spices, and subtle oak
Finish: It concludes with an elegant and warm finish that contrasts lingering sweetness with a surprisingly dramatic shroud of peat smoke.
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Rank: 20.0 pctl
Value: $1.55 / pctl
Isle of Skye 12 Year Old
Isle of Skye 12 Year Old is a highly regarded, premium blended Scotch whisky produced by independent family-owned blender and bottler, Ian Macleod Distillers. It is known for having a high proportion of peated island malts (including a rumored, but unofficial, amount of Talisker) married with softer Speyside malts. CaskCartel.com.
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 Pro Ratings: 
Whiskybase: 79.00 pts 
Total Wine: 84.00 pts 
Wine Enthusiast: 94.00 pts 
Flaviar: 76.00 pts 
The Whiskey Jug: 87.00 pts 
Drink Hacker: 80.00 pts 
Independently Owned
Tasting Notes
Nose: The aroma leads with creamy vanilla and honeyed sweetness, balanced by bright orange zest and a gentle, distant thread of heather peat smoke Ian Macleod Distillers
Palate: On the tongue, it offers a smooth and rounded profile featuring dried apricots, butterscotch, and warm oak spices like cinnamon and clove The Whisky Shop The Whisky Shop
Finish: The experience concludes with a medium, dry finish that leaves lingering hints of dark chocolate, peppery spice, and a soft, ashy smoke Words of Whisky Words of Whisky
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