Te Bheag

Té Bheag Nan Eilean

I'm going to to out on a limb and say that this is the best blended scotch for it's price. I paid $32.00 Cdn for this I'm amazed at it's complexity and richness ... In fact, it's better than some of the single malts I've tried. Highly recommended, especially at that price.

Score 85/100

Té Bheag Nan Eilean

"A Wee Dram" is apparently the English translation of the Gaelic name - colour is light-to-medium amber. Very grainy nose, with cereal, yeast, straw and citrus. Taste of malt and honey, with some lard, surprisingly, balancing off of the crispness of the grainy notes. A little water draws out some peat smoke. Long sweet (toffee) finish.

Score 85/100

Té Bheag Nan Eilean

This bottle is not a regular in my cabinet, but once every year and a half or so, I'll get a bottle on a whim and be reminded of how good it is. This whisky is not chill filtered and probably doesn't use caramel either, altough there's no mention of it anywhere on the bottle. This is the new bottling with the boat the top of the label instead of...

Score 84/100

Té Bheag Nan Eilean

Te Bheag (Apparently pronounced: "chey vek") is a blended "gaelic whisky" - as the label asserts - which is very much a west coast highland blend. There is no age statement, but the label clearly states that this blended whisky has been thankfully not chill-filtered and is refreshingly straight forward. No mention of caramel...

Score 84/100