Tasting notes

APPEARANCE : Deep amber gold. NOSE : Intense peat smoke with iodine and seaweed and a rich, deep sweetness. BODY : Full PALATE : A rich, dried fruit sweetness with clouds of smoke and strong, barley-malt flavours, warming and intense. At the back of the mouth is an explosion of peppery smoke. FINISH : Huge, long, warming and peppery with a distinch appetising sweetness.

Rating

Ultimate Beverage Challenge 96 points (Mar 2012) The luxurious nose offers a melange of sweet baked apples and peaches with assertive accents of smoke, peat, vanilla, iodine, almond brittle, and prunes. The palate is incredibly oily and viscous with its dry nature in tantalizing contrast with its rich  Wine Enthusiast 90 points (Jun 2006) Soy sauce, olive brine, peat, honey, oloroso Sherry, brewer’s yeast, bread dough, barley malt and cigar smoke in the bouquet. The flavor that magically includes the innate intense peatiness of Islay malts and the masterly employment of oak barrels phase defines "classy Islay.” Concludes sweetly, without sacrificing the tangy, astringent peatiness that is inherent. Gorgeous. — P.P. (4/1/2004) — 90-95

Technical notes

43% alcohol