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Nah, most large scale batch releases from most distilleries add a bit of caramel - take a look at any talisker release. More caramel in younger releases to add a bit of colour to refill barrel natured spirit and in older releases to ensure batch consistency.
Barrels for sure add some colour, though more often than not it’s less from the previous contents and more from the cask char levels.
jupiz-
Nah, most large scale batch releases from most distilleries add a bit of caramel
Yup, and if you've got a good palate, it affects the whisky. I can identify it in blind tests and really can't tolerate it above a certain proportion. Mostly in the cheaper whiskies that use more of it.
Can you taste caramel in whisky?
No, spirit caramel cannot be discerned as a distinct taste within whisky however a number of taste tests have concluded that it is possible to discern a change in the taste of a whisky, or at least its mouthfeel. Put simply there is not a caramel taste that is recognisable among whiskies, instead repeated tests have demonstrated that it is possible to identify a whisky which contains caramel, from a line up of otherwise identical drams without.
Stonehedge
Yup, and it tastes like crap too. It's only in cheaper whisky though. Once you notice the flavour of the food colouring, it's hard to not notice it.