Bell’s Original Blended Scotch Whisky

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (1 rating)

alc./vol: 40%

Proof: 80°

Vintage: Non-vintage

Aged: No age statement

Product of: Product of United Kingdom United Kingdom

Britain’s best-selling scotch is blended from up to 40 different whiskies. In 1994, Bell’s gained an eight year age statement but this proved short lived and was dropped a few years later due to a lack of aged stocks.

In 1825, when Thomas Sandeman opened a small shop in Perth, Scotland, trading in whisky, wines, beers and tea. In the late 1830s, Arthur J Bell, the brand’s inventor and namesake, joined the business and by 1851 was a full partner. He had the belief that ‘the blending of several fine whiskies together pleases the palates of a greater number of people than one whisky unmixed’.

In 1863 Bell bought his two sons into the business. His whisky first went on sale in 1865 and Bell’s blend first bore his name in 1904.

Review and Tasting


Sampled on 15/11/2017

Appearance:

Clear, mid-golden.

Aroma:

Malted barley with fruitcake, vanilla crème anglaise, herbal and fresh floral notes. Faint salty peat emerges with water.

Taste:

Assertive, with youthful black peppery smoky woody maltiness, herbal nut oil and faint grassy eucalyptus. Faintly salty with water.

Aftertaste:

Dry, spicy oak with lingering smokiness.

Overall:

A full-bodied, characterful, robust blended Scotch with lightly salty, peaty and malty notes.

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Product Information

Barcode UPC: 5000387905399
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap

More about Bell’s Original

Produced by: Diageo United Kingdom
Owned by: Diageo plc
UK distribution by: Diageo Great Britain
UK consumer PR by: Story PR
UK trade PR by: Story PR
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