Personnaly I don't like the word deluxe spelled as two words ie "De Luxe" as Buchanan's do on this label so that didn't get me off to the best start with this one. The nose in this blend has honey and fruit, quite sweet, and perhaps a hint of tobacco. The taste is creamy (and I do mean it tastes creamy, its not just a creamy mouth feel) sweet, more honey perhaps, and quite smooth and nutty. My first thought as I tasted this was it reminded me of an Irish blend, Tullamore Dew. However the finish builds into quite an oaky, even bitter finish with some herbal notes and aniseed. A perfectly acceptable blend, good value, and a nice aperitif or to drink as a chaser to drink with beer, but it's robably not going to find a place on my whisky shelf.
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