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.
Really unexpected. Peaty with rich sherry. A long finish of lapsang souchong. I love 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 .
