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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.
£6.01 - £54.95
Stands toe to toe with the big Islay brands like Lagavulin for a much lower price. It’s very soft and drinkable, but packs a real peaty payload. I love it.
There are two kinds of whisky: the honeyed, fruity kind, and the smoky, peaty kind. The second one is more of an acquired taste. Aerolite Lyndsay is very much the second kind. I like to picture a smoky highland bar where the sun sets over a misty mountain lake and craggy fishermen sit back with a pipe and talk late into the evening about the ones that got away, over a dark, smoky scotch. Maybe in that bar, an Aerolite Lyndsay would be just the perfect thing. Unfortunately, anywhere else it tastes like something you’d paint your fence with. Mostly creosote but with a hint of road tar, notes of burnt rubber and a finish of new shoe leather. I struggled to finish the dram and I’m frankly surprised it’s sold for human consumption. But if you like that sort of thing, I guess you’ll love it.
Nicely peaty, very mellow dram. Most enjoyable.
Attractively packaged, clever name, well publicised. But that’s where it ends. I already know that Islays don’t suit my taste but I guess I fell for the publicity and it certainly plays the best cards from the Islay deck. I’m sure that there are plenty of aficionados who love it but I won’t be trying this again ever. In brief, straight away I was getting musty old creosoted garden fence with aniseed undertones and really heavy Esters from my tasting glass to the point where I felt it would knock me out. Back to the best of the blends after this, thinking Cutty Sark Prohibition or my all time favourite Chivas.
Not over peaty to me - does this suggest that it doesn't sit as a typical dram from some distilleries renowned for it? Whatever, it's a fine dram, sweet like Lagavulin and well priced for a 10 year old Islay. The merest splash of water encourages it to bloom. Lovely.