Smokehead is a superb, cult single malt from Ian MacLeod. Just a massive, thick peat smoke rich dram. Plenty of great south Islay character.
Smoke! Lapsang souchong. Cool wood smoke. Thick and full.
Big, puckering peat. Smoky, fruity sweetness, touch of sherry, sultana. Herbal.
Herbal, tangy fruits and more peat smoke!
Smoke, smoke and more smoke. I spillt a bit on my fingers and they smelled like my wood fire when I light it! Peat for sure, as well as herbs like in a kitchen in a castle museum when they show you how people used to live etc. I added a little bit of spring water to it which subdued the smoke and peat and allowed the sweeter elements through for me, especially when I held it over my tongue, as I could have mistaken it for a mouthful of honey! And not just honey from a jar, but exactly like when honey is being extracted from the bees wax - my father keeps some honey bees and I've had the privilege to know that smell and taste since I was a child. Basically this whisky reminds me of countryside living with warm fires, warming foods and the days gone by
On the nose it is very herbal and sweet with some smoke in the background, on the pallet it's a mixture of peppery, herbal, somke, peat and sweetness. Basically the smoke clears and allows the other flavours through and covers them again. The website talks about plumb jam, and yes I kind of get that too. If you breathe, tge herbal taste nearly becomes mentholesque then a huge sweetness covers yoyr mouth like when you eat honey with wax. The aftertaste is very long, more herbal, smokey, peaty and sweet. Absolutely no TCP (I get that more from a Bowmore 12), not a huge complex of flavours which allows me to thoroughly enjoy them from nose to finish. I love it! Iechyd da!!
It was a present for my dad, a single malt aficionado! Here's his review: 'It is magnificent. Peaty, phenolic, proudly west coast. Brilliant.'
Absolutely beautiful. With a name like that, I was sceptical. But the flavour stunned me: the perfect balance of smoke and sweetness. It's my new number 1 (sorry, Lagavulin).
Absolute delight to drink. Full of flavour and smooth on the palette. You can easily forget how much your drinking! Must must.
