An 8 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Isle of Islay, bottled for Speciality Drinks' Port Askaig range. Enjoyably smokey and elegant - a neat introduction to the range.
Charcoal, salted crisps and a good squeeze of lemon.
Soft salted caramel brings a sweetness to the palate, with waves of coastal peat smoke crashing underneath.
Medium length, with a hot kick of peppercorn.
Nose is smoke and brine forward, green apple peel, high salinity and seaweed. Taste is again that high coastal sea salt, peat comes firing in, and a finish of hot pepper and barrel bitterness. Really good as a intro to Islay
This is actually a pretty good whisky not a lot of depth but very smooth with a nice amount of peat smoke, some sweet brown sugar, and some sea salt. Considering how close in price it is to the 100 proof I would just get that every time over this more bang for your buck for sure. Still not a bad whisky. The Sugarbear
A bit bland, while not quite rounded out (yet?), but overall a solid and peaty Islay Whiskey.
The flavours are close to Port Askaig 100 proof but not as good, the price is not that much of a different so I would go for the 100 proof.
I loved it, good honest young islay, ash, sea shells, bandages and a squeeze of lemon juice.
