Hazelburn 2002 8 Year Old Sauternes Finish

Hazelburn 12 Year Old 2010 Release

A sweet and pleasant whisky. This may develop over time, but based on the first dram this is a mellow whisky that doesn't attack you with complexity but has all the smoothness one could hope for in a triple distilled whisky. Nose: First sniff has something grassy and rural about it. I smell cow manure, grass, fields. Further nosing gives away...

Score 87/100

Hazelburn CV

So it's Friday after work, and I'm biding time before a late night date tonight (my first since a previous relationship ended in January) - so I'm a little nervous and excited. What's best to alleviate that a little? Why, a wee bit of Campbeltown, of course! Hazelburn is one of the brands offered by the lone surviving distillery in Campbeltown,...

Score 86/100

Hazelburn CV

Nose: old hay, the high Oregon desert after a rain, slightly rancid cream on its way to becoming yogurt, Asian pear, wet iron. Palate: Smooth tequila, green apple, pond water (my equivalent of what many critics call "wet cardboard), sour barley malt, 1970's-style second shelf scotch (in a good way). Finish: Medium short length. Taste is...

Score 84/100

Hazelburn 8 Year Old

Very light in color. There are hints of peat and brine on the nose although I’m not sure if this is actually a peated whisky. The palate is light but complex with only traces of peat. It is triple distilled which gives it a very clean feel and a smooth finish.

Score 60/100