mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm.... and at 12.99 a fifth the price is right too.
what does it taste like?
a lot like cutty sark, without the grain spike, mellow as all get out, kind of hard to define, not as biting as the islays i've had, not as sweet as the tastes of speysides i've had, subtle but flavorful, like a good green tea... complementary but doesn't stand out... i can see growing addicted to it however, i dropped some in a cutty/laphroaig blend i've got going and put some in another bottle i've got that is like generic speyside blend/finlaggan (it's my 'coffee' bottle, and it's almost too good for the coffee now.)
on the whole? i'd have paid 20.00 for the bottle. and i'm one tight-fisted bastid.
word has it that lismore is a 6 to 8 year glenrothes.
not too casky, good malty flavor, some sweet bourbon notes, well balanced with a mild but notable finish.
cheers! Doc