Whisky Review: Wemyss Spice King

The muted, though obvious, Talisker note in Spice King 8 Year Old could have been better presented. While sipping at this dram, I found myself craving a fiery young Talisker in a less adulterated form, such as 57 Degrees North. Other whiskies in the Spice King seemed to detract from my overall impression. They tend to sweeten and stretch out what otherwise might have been a nice, smoky, Island dram. Perhaps it’s worth mentioning that a bottle of Talisker 10-Year-Old costs about the same as an eight year-old Spice King in many parts of the United States.rnrnAll told, it was fun trying a peaty blended malt from Wemyss, a company, which, on occasion, been known to steal the show with amazing single malt Scotch whiskies from handpicked casks. In fact, if you are a fan of delicately complex peated Scotch, then keep an eye out for “Mocha on the Deck.” 668 bottles of this promising broth were produced from a nineteen year old cask of Bowmore. Just remember: you get what you pay for. Wemyss’s 1998 Bowmore is priced at $130.