Cameronbridge 26 Years Old Diageo Special Releases 2022 56.2% NV

Professionele reviews

Gal Granov (85)

Nose: Sweet (but that’s hardly something surprising, is it?) – there’s loads of Caramel candy, then sweet toffee, and castor sugar, which is nicely balanced by some herbal notes – mostly mint and some thyme, leafy at times, then back to sweet and creamy vanilla, over grilled fruit, a hint of coconut. It needs time in the glass to mellow down and lose some of its spirit-y ‘edges’ be patient.

Palate: Butterscotch-covered popcorn, toffee, and chocolate with lots of polished oak and creamy vanilla. brown sugar and more coconut shreds, there’s some alcohol bite, and more of the green herbal notes we’ve found on the nose – mint, and sawdust, getting bitter with oak char towards the end.

Finish: Lots of oak, bitter chocolate, char, and more wood shavings and vanilla, maybe a touch of mocha.

Conclusion: It’s a nice whisky, but certainly not one of the best grain whiskies I’ve tried. I would have loved to see this whisky kept in oak for longer, sure it would benefit from it. This is certainly not the best value among this year’s SR range. Die-hard grain fans with an affinity to colorful labels would dig this one. I am somewhat unconvinced.

Words of Whisky (84)

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Refill American oak
Nose: Plenty of furniture polish to kick things off, but that’s not surprising at all. Hints of caramel, wood glue, and coconut shavings. It’s a bit one note, with maybe some orchard fruits lingering in the background, but also touches of lemon zest and papaya.
Taste: A very traditional grain whisky profile. Touches of caramel, orange liqueur and fudge. Some buttered popcorn, but then plenty of furniture polish and varnish to round things off.
Finish: Medium in length with a touch of aniseed, varnish and charred oak. Finally a hint of strawberries.

CONCLUSION
It’s good, but rather boring. Single grain whisky just has such a narrow flavour profile that you almost know what to expect before even sniffing the glass. This Cameron Bridge 26 Years is no exception.

BOW (86.50)