Name: Bank Note Peated Reserve
Color: Light brown
Nose: Malt grain, peat, heather
Taste: Peat, malt, caramel, red fruit
Review:
Bank Note Peated Reserve is a blended scotch whisky bottled at 43% and is the “peatier” cousin of Bank Note Scotch. It is aged approximately 5 years for each blend that is in the bottle and has a mash of 40% malt and 50% grain.
A.D. Rattray produces Bank Note and states that it is a mix of Speyside and Highland scotches. If you are not familiar with A.D. Rattray it is a family business in Scotland that started back in 1868 and blends cask of various whisky’s for bottling and selling. Basically, they are a middle man. Depending on the product your local liquor store stocks you will find these bottles of blends, single malts and various ages stated whisky that have unfamiliar labels to the developing eye. I have had A.D. Rattray before but I remember I paid a high price for it and decided to focus on main distilleries as I was just starting to make efforts to really learn about whisky.
Bank Note Peat Reserve is a nice tasting and well-balanced scotch that is a little lighter on the flavor profile. If you would like to start to get into peat flavored whisky’s I would recommend starting with this one.
Priced around $30 and an overall nice blended peat flavored scotch.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
