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Summer temperature and humidity in Helsinki mean I don't reach out to my whiskies often. But temperatures dropped to tolerable so I thought a summery malt might be nice tonight. I've posted on Glencadam 10 already - and that would be perfect for a warm summer evening as would The Epicurean blend. But I have another light malt that I haven't yet posted about: AnCnoc 12 yo. This isn't an "integrity" bottling: it's only 40% abv, it's almost certainly chill-filtered and though light in colour I wouldn't be surprised if it did see added colour. But it's a beautiful whisky anyway. Honey and floral scents, slight citrus too, touch of vanilla without it being an annoying new oak type of scent as it can be with wines, quite a wheat-y aroma, too. Light body, citric, plenty of flavour, again with a slight wheat-y touch. An almost saline touch to the long finish. Elegant and pretty complex for a "non-integrity" bottling. Just as with the Old Pulteney 12yo, not all need to be bottled at 46% abv+ to be wonderful. But I do wonder how much better this could be at the intensity 46%+ brings?