Pig’s Nose – A Review

So the second review is also going to be going back to our first meeting back in March and it’s one of the few times that we generally disliked a whiskey across the board.  It’s a 5 year old blended scotch from Spencerfield Spirit Co. and the slogan is “as smooth as a pig’s nose”.  Now Pig’s Nose comes from the same creators of Sheep Dip and although we haven’t gotten around to reviewing that one yet I do hear good things, but then again Jim Murray’s Whiskey Bible in 2006 did say Pig’s Nose was”A big, sweet, chunky, gawky, grain-lashed but hugely enjoyable blend,” which I think most of us at the tasting will argue.

Nose

The whiskey is young and from the first breath you can tell.  You can get some fruit and barley, but there was also a smell that no one at the tasting could put their finger on which didn’t help with the first impressions.

Palate

There was a harsh taste on the palate.  One would say gristly even with a salty taste.  It was creamy on the palate

Finish

It felt like it never ended.  In all honesty because it wasn’t one we enjoyed at all it was harsh and seemed like the taste lasted forever.

Final Thoughts

We clearly didn’t enjoy Pig’s Nose very much.  We tried it neat and just found it really awful.  We had hopes from reviews online and maybe we just ended up having a bad bottle or batch.

To give credit where credit is due the taste changed both with ice and with water to open it up.  It was much better but in the end not enough for us to say we would enjoy or even recommend it.

Pig’s Nose is definitely not one we will be adding to our collections any time soon.