{"product_id":"the-exceptional-blend","title":"The Exceptional Blend","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout The Exceptional Blend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        The Exceptional Blend is a blend of aged grain whiskies from North British, Strathclyde, and Cameron Bridge combined with carefully selected barrels of malt from Glenfarclas, Ben Nevis, Balvenie, Kininvie, Glenfiddich, Alt-a’Bhainne, Auchroisk, Glenallachie, Westport, and a touch of 30-year-old Macallan. The final edition in the Exceptional’s trio of expertly blended Scotch, the Blend builds on The Exceptional Grain and The Exceptional Malt by combining the two, leading to a product with deep and nuanced complexity. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe Exceptional Blend has an aroma of nutty Oloroso sherry, toffee brittle, and sage, all the while carried by caramel notes that lead to a palate of honeycomb, white pepper and strawberry. The finish echoes the fruity palate, with a bit of gingerbread and spice for a warm, lasting finish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nOnly 1,200 bottles of this whisky have been made, so make sure to pick one up today!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-brand-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout The Exceptional\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                            The Exceptional Blend Blended Scotch Whisky is the product of a collaboration between Don Sutcliffe, the Managing Director of Craft Distillers, and Willie Phillips, the Managing Director of the Macallan Distillery in Scotland. \"Since the autumn of 1987, Phillips and I have envisioned working together to craft a qualitatively and stylistically distinctive whisky,\" says Sutcliffe, who has over 35 years of experience in the whisky industry. \"In the spring of 2010, Willie and I set about creating the platform to craft small batch whiskies. We have sourced and selected barrels with unique and distinctive characteristics, which we blend to our sensibilities, thus crafting what we intend and believe to be authentically wonderful whisky.\"                                        \u003cdiv class=\"brand-link\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/?brand_dropdown=3930\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExplore all The Exceptional bottles \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-spirit-type-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Scotch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=malt+whisky\"\u003eMalt whisky\u003c\/a\u003e is made of malted barley, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=grain+whisky\"\u003egrain whisky\u003c\/a\u003e uses other grains like corn or wheat. Most of the time, a whisky is blended from different distilleries hence the name blended scotch, but if a malt whisky is produced in a single distillery, we get something extraordinary called a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our impressive selection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003escotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, find your new favorite in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/top-10-scotch\/\"\u003eTop 10 scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore our treasury of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/rare-finds-selection\/?origin=o1554\"\u003erare \u0026amp; hard to find scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Caskers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411866616021,"sku":null,"price":46.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6581\/files\/the-exceptional-blend-1_1.jpg?v=1745571571","url":"https:\/\/www.swiglab.com\/products\/the-exceptional-blend","provider":"SwigLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}