Single Malt
Scotland
It's the third fabulous batch of Ma from Elements of Islay! Ma is the name given to a heavily peated Bunnahabhain, and this is certainly a peaty treat. It's also named after the Margadale river which flows past the distillery.
This batch was distilled in 2004, and then spent the following 15 years ageing in bourbon barrels. Finally, the liquid was bottled at natural cask strength, a warming 55.2% ABV, with an outturn of just 734 bottles.
Dried apple, Crunchy Nut cereal, lemon curd and a mineral, maritime backbone.
Roasted and salted nuts, loads of peat smoke and mineral-heavy seaweed, balanced by banana and vanilla custard, lemon juice and sugar on pancakes.
Seaside smoky notes linger alongside peppery spice and liquorice.
