Living Souls 40 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky Batch 3 Review

Tasting Notes

Nose: Tropical fruit and dried mango with caramel, gentle peat smoke, savoury oak and warm spice.

Palate: Juicy mango, grilled pineapple and citrus, layered with soft vanilla and toasted coconut; gentle savoury smoke balances the sweetness.

Finish: Gentle peat smoke and savoury oak linger with warming spice and a soft ember-like warmth.

Summary

Living Souls’ Batch #3 is a 40-year-old blended Scotch bottled at 44.6% ABV; the blend was laid down to marry in 1998 in refill sherry butts before an ex-Islay Quarter Cask finish. It is a tropical, softly smoky style, combining mango and pineapple sweetness with vanilla, coconut, seasoned oak and restrained savoury spice.

Interesting Facts

• The release is limited to 648 bottles.
• It is bottled at natural colour and is non-chill filtered.
• Living Souls was founded in Glasgow in 2024.
• The Batch #3 blend was laid down to marry in 1998 before its ex-Islay Quarter Cask finish.