Smith's Grand Liqueur Scotch Whisky

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Smith’s, Grand Liqueur Scotch Whisky, Pre-1910

RRP £1,000 Est

This whisky had been imported to the USA before Prohibition by a company that seemed to be trading on the name Smith because of the more famous Smith’s of Glenlivet. However, it was a pleasure to taste – complex, with sweet buttery vanilla, tinned fruit syrup and peach skins, then touches of marzipan on the finish.

Spirit Details

Master Category

Whisky - Scotland

Country

Scotland

Tasting Information

Name of Tasting

Old and Rare Whisky Show

Blind

No

Tasted by

Colin Hampden-White, Charles MacLean, Lora Hemy

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