ABV: 52.9 %
Origin: Sweden
Type: Single malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is young and peaty. At first there’s a mineral rich peatiness and a spiky ethanol spicyness. It’s somewhat sweet and there’s a malty and vanilla rich center. There’ also some coastal notes with seaweed and ocean air floating around. The sweetness grows with time in the glass. A mild fruitiness can be found but it’s not really definable. This is a decent nose. It feels quite simple and the peatiness rescues it from being too sharp and boring.

Mouth: It starts out with a peppery spicyness and it comes through as ethanol heavy. The vanilla sweetness is joined by a funky maltiness and creates a nice mid palate experience. There is a slightly metallic lemon sourness in the back. It’s not the greatest note but it does create a depth and makes the whole a bit more three dimensional. The peatiness is covering the outside of the palate and it comes through as mineral rich with a coastal character in taste too.

Finish: The transition doubles down on just about everything. When it starts to settle the peat, the lemon and a dry oakiness take over and creates a sour woody log fire. The funky center expands slightly but everything dies down rather quickly and a quite boring oakiness remains. This is a decent whisky with a nice enough set of flavours. It feels a bit brittle which contrasts the otherwise robust peaty character.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in ex-islay casks for just over 3 years (2018-12/2022-01). 719 bottled were released. It’s unchillfiltered and no colour was added.

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