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HANKEY BANISTER 12YO 0.7L 40% KARTONIK

Name: HANKEY BANISTER 12YO 0.7L 40% KARTONIK
SKU: HANK2840
Price: 98.00 PLN
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Alcohol percentage: 40%

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Hankey Bannister 12 Years Old Regency is a blended Scotch whisky with a 12-year age statement, built around Highland and Speyside malts married with grain whiskies. The brand was created in 1757 from the combined surnames of two London merchants – Beaumont Hankey and Hugh Bannister. The name comes from the partnership of two entrepreneurs who founded a wine and spirits trading company in London's West End in 1757, and were among the first to import Scotch whisky and blend it outside Scotland. Today the brand belongs to Inver House Distillers.

The blend is based on a ratio of roughly 30 percent malt to 70 percent grain whisky. The recipe loosely echoes Hankey and Bannister's original formula and contains around 30 percent single malt, mainly from the Balblair distillery, but also from Balmenach and Knockdhu, while the remaining 70 percent is grain whisky sourced primarily from the North British and Port Dundas distilleries. The malt distilleries used in the blend belong to the same owner. Inver House owns the Balblair, Pulteney, Speyburn, Balmenach and Knockdhu (AnCnoc) malt distilleries, whose malts go into this 12-year-old blend.

Maturation takes place entirely in American ex-bourbon casks. After 12 years of ageing in American ex-bourbon barrels, the blend is composed to achieve a sweet, soft vanilla profile with a lightly smoky note. Bottling strength is 40%. In a blend's age statement, it is the youngest component that counts. In blended whisky the stated age refers to the youngest whisky present in the blend, although older whiskies are also added.

In the glass the whisky shows a golden amber colour. Golden amber with reddish reflections, a lightly sweet aroma with notes of vanilla and oak; medium bodied, well balanced, with sweet, soft vanilla and a lightly smoky finish. Critics also note darker, spicy tones. The colour is golden amber, while the nose offers pronounced, robust cereal grains with a lightly toasted character, honey, caramel, dark dried fruits such as raisins and sultanas, cinnamon, a whiff of orange oil and a subtle note of tart dried apple. The finish is slightly astringent, with orange notes coming through clearly, then turns more oaky and spicy, closing with a pleasant dryness with notes of oak, singed cereals and nutmeg.

As food pairings, dark chocolate, salted almonds and mature cheddar work well. The whisky goes nicely with dark chocolate, salted almonds or a piece of mature cheddar.