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Scotland
The Character of Islay Whisky Company
Single Malt
From The Character of Islay Whisky Company comes a mysterious Islay single malt that goes by the name Aerolite Lyndsay. The peaty whisky has been sourced from an undisclosed distillery on the island, though we have been told that the liquid was aged for 10 years in a mixture of bourbon barrels and Spanish oak sherry quarter casks, which sounds thoroughly delicious. It's bottled without any additional colouring, or any of that chill-filtration, too.
Oh, and the name? If you havn't Countdown-ed it out already, Aerolite Lyndsay is in fact an anagram of the words ‘ten year old Islay’! See what they did there? Very nifty.
Lots of maritime peat, with notes of iodine intertwined with honey sweetness, paprika, salted caramel and old bookshelves.
Smoke returns alongside mint dark chocolate, espresso and new leather, with honey and soy sauce mixed together.
Boiled mint sweeties, liquorice allsorts, bonfire smoke and toffee penny, with a pinch of salt.
Valentines sorted!
Peaty whisky is like marmite. You either love it or hate it. It hits the right spot for me. Smooth, with the peaty flavour that I just love. If Islay whisky is to your taste then you can’t do better than Aerolite Lyndsay.
Rly great Islay! Such easy drinking. Dangerously easy.
REALLY delicious for the regular Islay lover like myself. We've had a few bottles on the shelf in the past year or so. Helped with the lockdowns that's for sure.
I have studied, imbibed, written, lectured and broadcast on malt whisky - man and boy - for over 50 years. A while back I undertook masterclasses on every distillery on Islay. This is no Islay that I would associate with the word and 'the character of Islay' is decidedly difficult to spot. OK, I am prepared to accept it may have originated from some anonymous source as the blurb says (and I am pretty sure I can hazard a guess exactly where from, because I have visited there and recognise the underlying notes), but to lump this together with the nectar that we normally associate with Islay is a bit of a travesty and will, I fear, do the island no favours.. The whisky itself is, frankly, average with no burst of phenolic flavour one would expect and a disappointedly short after-taste. Oh yes, I'll drink it. But it will be way down my list as a favourite tipple; more one I will hand to visitors who don't know the difference. I predict little appeal for this by the aficionados; more one for the collector of curiosities. Rating 4/10
