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Speyside Hero Vol. VI Blended Malt

Speyside Hero Vol 6 Ruby Port Review

Speyside Hero is a series of blended malt expressions by an German independent whisky bottler called The Whisky Chamber (owned by Thomas Ide). I found this expression on my trip to Berlin, from Simply Great Whisky shop. SGW had a quite large selection of Whisky Chamber’s blended malt whiskies and this one immediately caught my attention.

13 year old blend of Macallan and Glenrothes distilleries’ malt whisky, matured in Ruby Port Hogshead and bottled in natural color without chill-filtration. SGW’s owner gave me a sample in a whisky tasting glass and the taste was good so I had to go with this one. Although there were lots of other good candidates available, you should check out Whisky Chamber’s range from their website.

Bottle of 13 year old blend of Macallan and Glenrothes whiskies matured in Ruby Port Hogshead

My bottle is no. 73 out of 220, bottled January 11th 2023, distilled September 1st 2009

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!

This got me singing like Kaiser Chiefs. The port cask affect is so strong. But like Ricky Wilson, the lead singer sang:

“There is nothing I need, except the function to breathe”

It’s powerful so let it rest in the glass, give it some time and air. Although I was already convinced after the first sip that this is a good, tasty whisky.

Matured in:
Ex-Port casks
Non-chill filtered, no added colour
ABV: 58.6%
Colour: Dark amber
Nose: Strong aromas of sweet marmalade made out of red and dark fruits. Aromatic, with berries and slight charred oak notes. Toast and cherries rise late on the nose.
Taste: Mix of dark fruits and sugar. Cherries and hints of red berries. Very thick and chewy, good stuff.
Finish: Nicely long, dark chocolate and heavy port mouthfeel.
Balance: Smooth and tasty, a whisky you could chew on for eternity.

Speyside Hero Vol 6 Scoring

90
Nose:Taste:Finish:Balance:
22
23
22
23
Distillery: Macallan and Glenrothes Region: Speyside
Simply Great Whisky shop pictured outside

Simply Great Whisky shop at Gleimstraße, Berlin, Germany

Simply Great Whisky shop pictured inside

SGW’s nice owner Frank gave me a permission to take photos of his cozy store

Whisky Chamber's selection at Simply Great Whisky shop in Berlin

Whisky Chamber’s selection shelf

Speyside Hero Vol 6 sampled at Simply Great Whisky shop in Berlin

Frank gave me a sample before buying my own bottle. Tasted great and still does!

Johannes Lindblom
Johannes Lindblom
Finnish whisky enthusiast and the author of WhiskyRant! A digital marketing professional by day – a whisky reviewer and informer by night.

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