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The Reference Series: Learn about whisky drinking it

By Miguel in Tasting , Master of Malt

When you start drinking whisky two things can happen: that you decide to mix it with everything at hand or that you decide to enjoy the spirit as it is. The second path usually makes you want to learn more and more about it.

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So here comes Maverick Drinks at the rescue with a very educational and interesting proposal: a range of whiskies that allow you compare and contrast different production techniques and ingredients. Have you ever wondered how a whisky differs after Chill-filtration, Met Karamel? Well… now it may be your chance to learn and grow.

A few weeks ago I received a set of samples for the initial launch. They are three blended whiskies with different proportions of aged whisky. The whiskies are made with three ingredients A – young blended malt, B – complex and spicy blended malt, C – old single malt and D – very old single malt.

So let’s taste them

Reference Series I

This blended malt is made using 83% A, 9% B, 4% C and 4% D.

“anCnoc? Just woo! This is a wonderful whisky. Young, vibrant, lovely”

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Reference Series I

This dram has a white wine-like color.

Nose (90): more than average. honey, citrus, vanilla, floral.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, vanilla, cinnamon, wood.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, spices, vanilla.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Reference Series I with 90 points over 100.

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Reference Series II

This blended malt is made using 67% A, 13% B, 10% C and 10% D.

“Robust whisky... much like an everyday car... not stunning but does the work pretty well”

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Reference Series II

This dram has a fino-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, toffee, vanilla, creme brulé, cardamom, wood.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, wood, citrus, cinnamon.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, wood, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Reference Series II with 88 points over 100.

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Reference Series III

This blended malt is made using 36% A, 10% B, 19% C and 35% D.

“Nice whisky with a shy note of sherry and lovely liquorice. It is a deep, long whisky”

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Reference Series III

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (91): more than average. honey, wood, dates, candies, raisins, vanilla, flowers.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, raisins, wood, vanilla, liquorice.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, liquorice, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Reference Series III with 90 points over 100.

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Miguel says…

Well, I wasn’t aware that these whiskies were blended malts. Fantastic stuff. Bang for the buck I would buy the Reference Series I as it reminds me of anCnoc… really soft with lots of vanilla and honey. I am looking forward to see the next bottles of this fantastic idea. You can buy them at Master of Malt either as full bottles or small samples.



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