Good but not great
The Xmas present for me! and while this is a pleasant whisky in my view there are many (well several) other Islay whiskies I would have preferred to this. This has a taste of tar more than anything else with some sherry sweetness and not a lot else
David Patterson Dec 28, 2020
Ashtray? Or maybe just Covid...
Ok, caveat here that might be a significant one. I'm recovering from covid, so my taste buds may not be Olympic standard. I've checked the below with my partner who agrees with the taste profile, but then...she's also recovering from covid.
So with that said, I was really looking forward to this after all the great reviews and at the price it looked like an absolute bargain. But...
This whisky tastes like an ash tray. If that's your thing, crack on, you'll love it. But as someone that is very much into their smokey, peaty whiskies, this doesn't have any of the meaty,earthy almost damp smoke you tend to expect. It's just ash. There's an underlying sweetness that contrasts the smoke that you often don't get from Islay, but it's not really enough to provide any sort of depth to the flavour.
Finally, the Seaweed in the title is totally missing, there's not any brine or similar anywhere near it.
So Atom Labs, either your whisky is an ash tray, or my taste buds have been turned into one by Covid-19. I'll rewrite this review when I taste it again in six months to see if it's me or you, but at the moment, this felt like a disappointment even at £30. At that price range, I'd go for a Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Laphroaig Select or similar.
Ben Bale Dec 14, 2020
Great Value - Better Taste
Great value for money! Tasty whisky at a fraction of the price of others of the same quality. Easy sipper!
Jennifer Meredith Nov 16, 2020