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've not been much for peaty malts, historically. However, I do like briny whiskies and this one is fantastic. The flavours are perfectly balanced and you really do get those notes all the way through. I even get a fresh soil note on the back of the peat. Worth the money, I'll definitely buy another at some point!
Excellent. Well balanced and yes peat, a bit of seaweed, sherry and oak. Very good on a cold raw day..
The first taste is a little sweet and mellow, but rapidly evolves in the mouth to something much more pungent and smoky. Perhaps a little lacking in the peat and iodine for my taste, but very, very palatable. Definitely worth a try.
This is a must try if like me you enjoy a peaty malt .
This has become my go to dram when I'm planning on having more than a nightcap. Just lovely. Reminds me of the Caol Ila you could buy on Islay thirty years ago. Got loads of more expensive bottles, but keep coming back to this one and seem to be unable to place an order with Master of Malt without adding at least one bottle of this....nectar (with apologies to The Vital Spark)
