Timorous Beastie is a blended malt from Douglas Laing.
The name is a meaningful nod to the Robert Burns' poem 'To a Mouse' and to Burns' wit, as though the mouse in the poem is a timid little thing, this whisky is nothing of the sort!
Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie is most certainly not for the fainthearted!
This non-coloured, non-chill-filtered Small Batch bottling is a marriage of appropriately aged and selected Highland Malts - including, amongst others, those distilled at Glen Garioch, Dalmore and Glengoyne distilleries.
One for all whisky lovers!
Nose: Acadia honey with creamy boiled sweets, specifically the strawberry flavour! Dried apricots and white grapes, there's also a nice helping of sherry influence too. A whiff of coastal air and classic Highland heather, too.
Palate: Dried fruits, green apples and anise. A sweet grist, malt loaf and more heather.
Finish: Long, drying with hot cinnamon and delicious, fresh bread.