World Chocolate Day is long past, but who needs a specific day to eat chocolate, let alone to drink the Scallywag The Chocolate Edition 2022? Come to think of it, let me just now grab a bar of Tony Chocolonely while I’m at it. One sec…

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Okay, that’s better. Onto the whisky, which is chocolate themed. Douglas Laing have been releasing their Scallywag The Chocolate Edition since 2018. It’s a clever tie-in to the aforementioned World Chocolate Day (which I still don’t understand, much as I don’t get World Whisky Day, but that’s another blog post).

Douglas Laing’s marketing director Cara Laing supposedly has a bit of a sweet tooth. That’s something her and I share then, I guess. Although I always look for balance, it can’t just be sweet and nothing else. And that doesn’t just go for a drink either, it applies to food as well. Really anything in life.

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Scallywag The Chocolate Edition (48%, Douglas Laing, 2022)

Nose: Milk chocolate but also a touch of rhubarb, red berries and raspberry marmalade. Then caramelised nuts, cocoa powder and wheat biscuits.
Taste: Rather silky and inviting first impression, but also some oak spices, malty touches and dark chocolate. Some apricots too. Less sweet than the previous edition.
Finish: On the shorter side, but there’s pralines and roasted almonds.

Conclusion

This might not be on the same level as last year's Scallywag Chocolate Edition, which is remember as a more rich and balanced whisky. Certainly not a bad whisky, not even close, but a bit of a disappointment nonetheless.

8.2

Sample provided by De Monnik Dranken