This right here is a 10-year-old single malt from an undisclosed distillery on Islay, with 25% of it having been finished in first-fill oloroso sherry casks, and bestowed the decidedly descriptive name Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire. If those four words (and three ampersands) aren't quite enough of an explanation of what this expression is all about, here are a few more: stripped-back, smoky, complex, a bit sherried, balanced, coastal. Yeah, that should do it. Great for people who love uncompromising Islay whisky and sans-serif fonts.
Rich, powerful sherry with a well-integrated core of peat. Solid.
Well-balanced but extremely forceful on delivery. The sherry makes itself known in a really good way.
Red apple sweetness gives way to oaken-vanilla goodness and fades elegantly into the embers of a chargrilled well-aged steak.
A thoroughly impressive dram. One would be forgiven for mistaking it for an OB with another 5 years of age on it.
I don’t get this one. It seems too disjointed like it’s three different whiskies. It lacks integration and a decent body to hold it together. Drinkable but not repeatable.
It's written on the tin exactly what it delivers. Stands up to some of its older, peatier brothers.
Very harsh with a burnt after taste. Nice because its a stark contrast from what I expect from an islay malt. Nice for a change but not an every day sipping whisky. I like it in a weird way and it contrasts my many other peats
Absolutely superb. Received as a gift and very much enjoyed. Smooth, warming and subtle peat. Lovely
Very disappointing but perfectly drinkable. No wonder the distillery didn't put their name to it. Get a bottle of Ardbeg or any other Islay instead, you'll be much happier.
