World Whisky Blend (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) (70cl, 41.6%)

A blended whisky from That Boutique-y Whisky Company, combining whiskies from 14 countries: Scotland, Canada, Ireland, Sweden, the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, India, Italy, Germany (Bavaria), France, Japan and Finland. It was the first permanent bottling from the independent bottler. It can be drunk neat but was also made with mixing in mind, and the label shows the Earth against a starry background. It is bottled at 41.6% ABV in a 70cl bottle, non-chill-filtered and without added colour. The nose has baked apples and oats, with light citrus and honeysuckle. The palate recalls apple pie with brown sugar and vanilla ice cream, with blossom honey, crumble topping and crisp unripe apples and pears. The finish brings tingling spice, toffee, vanilla and a light mineral note.