Out there in whisky consumerville right now, there are three little letters causing a stir: N.A.S. NAS whisky. But what does NAS mean? What is NAS whisky?
Neutral Alcohol Spirit?
New Amber Strathisla?
How about Non Aggressive Speysiders?
No, it’s “No age statement”. If you read the spite and vitriol from some commentators – mostly chided bloggers who feel the industry owes them something – you’d think it was the most sinful development in whisky since Robert Pattison turned to his brother Walter and asked, “Why don’t we buy some parrots?”