Separate chronological age, sensory preference and stock-management strategy. Preserve the shortage explanation alongside the favorable account of young whisky.
This is an editorial account of quality and producer strategy. It does not demonstrate age equivalence or establish that every NAS release is young.
The editors argue that relatively young malt can be full flavored. They describe a shift toward taste-led, non-age-statement marketing, which they also connect to shortages of malt.
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The editors argue that relatively young malt can be full flavored. They describe a shift toward taste-led, non-age-statement marketing, which they also connect to shortages of malt.
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Supplied 2022 eighth-edition PDF page 37, Aged to perfection. This is an editorial account of quality and producer strategy. It does not demonstrate age equivalence or establish that every NAS release is young.
Annotation
Separate chronological age, sensory preference and stock-management strategy. Preserve the shortage explanation alongside the favorable account of young whisky.