Those of you that know Latin might know what to expect from SPEY Fumare, but those of you that don't and try this single malt from the Speyside distillery without hearing anything about it might be a little surprised - it's their first release of peated whisky! Launched in the latter half of 2016, Fumare (Latin for 'Smoky') is quite an interesting malt, with 18,000 bottles produced.
Oily malt, subtly medicinal smoke, sweet herbs.
Roasted nuts, caramelised apples, well-toasted barley.
Barrel char followed by a little sweet spark of raspberry compote.
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Wonderful stuff! Light peat, light smoke. Enough to add both aroma and flavor. Nothing over the top here. Slightly sweet which is perfect for me. Velvety mouth feeling. Non chill filtered and no additional color, 46% ABV, it’s hard to ask for more. Price was reasonable. I enjoyed the Tenne and this is even better.
I was very disapointing. No smoke or peat taste or smell! Not a good name for this scotch. Maybe I have got a wrong bottle! I am used to dring scotch for more than 20 years.. More like eau-de-vie. Very sorry about this.
Nose: Peat! Phew, so it wasn’t water in my glass! Very light smoke, it is rather on something maritime and iodized. A touch of fresh herbs. Mouth: Peat! Bis repetita (hey, they were the first using Latin). Some light smoke, as for the nose, a woody touch and maybe a little lemony tip. And… Nothing else unfortunately. Really nothing else… So sad. Finish: Peat! For a while… As used with peat… Still nothing else.
Maybe not that rare, although nice touchy smoke kills the flavor.
The tasting note above says it well, there's a dry, slightly burnt note to it, a bit unusual
