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 absolutely adore this! The name is quite literally a list of all of my favourite things... so my expectations were high to begin with, and it didn't disappoint when I tried it. Have been through several bottles and will happily keep re-ordering for as long as it's available.
An Alec Guinness of a whisky - different every time! Unusual and slightly disquieting.
I loved it,. Full of labour, strong but not harsh, complex and interesting. If you like Islay's you should like this.
I’m currently sipping my last glass of this after first opening the bottle a couple of months ago. Within the first few days I had a glass a night and was a little underwhelmed. This stuff gets better - open it, give it time and enjoy. Honestly, every glass I drink, I get a different experience. It’s not a every day dram. It’s a Friday night after a long week dram. For the price, it’s worth a pint!
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.
