ABV: 50 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 0
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 3/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and peaty. At first there’s a wood driven peatiness with notes of vanilla and honey. Underneath is a small gritty note as well as a fresh lemon sourness. When it starts to settle everything merges and creates a very nice, solid character. Unfortunatley this means that the complexity takes a hit and the gritty notes disappear. It’s a great nose, but it feels somewhat like it could benefit by being a bit more rowdy.

Mouth: It starts out with a bitterness in the back and some salty and rubbery notes in the center together with burning wood. The sweetness has come way down and it feels young and spirity. There’s a big contrast between the nose and the mouth and the surprise isn’t all that great. The lack of rowdy notes on the nose is definitely not a problem anymore, but it replaces a lot of the nice flavours in the process. It has a nice power and presence though. The bitterness become dark chocolate after a while. After a few sips the lemon sourness start to appear in the taste as well.

Finish: The transition starts with an increase in spicyness, but it’s a nicely curved one. The lemon notes in the back are very pronounced throughout the finish. The peatiness and the gritty note stays and an undefined ripe note is added. There’s still chocolate in the back. The character shifts back and is now matching the nose and somewhere along the line everything sort of comes together. The late finish is very satisfactory. The oakiness is quite laid back and brings a nutty side to the mix. This is a very good whisky. It has its ups and downs but in the end comes through as a solid experience.

Additional information
This whisky was aged in first fill ex-bourbon, rye and virgin oak casks. The peat level is 35 PPM. It’s unchillfiltered and has natural colour.

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