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Whisky Review: House of Hazelwood The Transatlantic 33 Year Old Legacy Collection

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Whisky Review: House of Hazelwood The Transatlantic 33 Year Old Legacy Collection

by Beth Whymark
November 27, 2024

Beth, a whisky enthusiast, became Whisky Magazine’s editor (2022-2024) and now works in content marketing for scotch whisky brands.

Tasting Notes:

About:

A blend of grain whiskies finished for eight years in new American white oak barrels.

Appearance:

Light-medium amber

Nose:

Floral at first, with sweet jasmine and rosy Turkish delight, before fading to light potpourri. Powdered sugar coating fresh, fluffy doughnuts. Hints of lemon-scented polish, cedarwood and sarsaparilla. Very seedy sourdough bread and pine nuts. Maple syrup, ripe banana, and semi-sweet chocolate. Sweetened soy milk.

Palate:

Dusty florals, like inhaling a little too close to the potpourri bowl. Continuing maple syrup with hints of roasted chestnut, prunes, and light soy sauce. Lemon- and lime-flavored hard candies. Blackberry compote and rich mocha.

Finish:

Blackberry and apple turnovers, crusted with demerara sugar, some light tannin paring back the sweetness.

Comments:

This had several twists and turns that surprised me, given its style, age and ABV. Shows off a richer side to grain whiskey and provides a great example of what nuances can be achieved in blending them.

Beth Whymark

Following six years in regional journalism, Beth entered the world of spirits in 2020 after joining Paragraph Publishing, the company behind Whisky Magazine and the World Whiskies Awards. She was editor of Whisky Magazine from September 2022 to July 2024 and served as one of the publication's tasters. Her current role is in content marketing, working day-to-day with a number of Scotch whisky brands, and she is still reading and writing about and tasting whiskeys from around the world in her spare time.

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