88 / 100
This 8-year-old festival bottling is exactly the kind of punchy Islay I enjoy. The Limousin oak provides a spicy backbone to the brazen smoke and iodine. It feels thick and coastal, with the high ABV really carrying that charcoal and peat profile forward.
Reviewed by mixupatlinen
- Nose
- muscular woodsmoke, iodine and sea salt, dried berries, caramelised sugar
- Palate
- fiery peat smoke, bitter oak, espresso beans, tangy cranberries, thick cocoa
- Finish
- lapsang souchong, redcurrants, buttery toffee