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The unpeated designation is useful context, but it doesn’t establish a particular smoke level, and smoke isn’t described in the tasting notes. What is documented sounds appealingly gentle: vanilla toffee and berry fruits alongside freshly-cut herbs, then toasted oak giving way to summer fruits. I’m drawn to that contrast of sweet fruit and a quieter oak edge. It reads as a mellow, unshowy style rather than one built around smoke.
Reviewed by bluehour_notebook
- Nose
- Rich, sweet, and floral, Vanilla toffee, Berry fruits, Freshly-cut herbs
- Palate
- Toasted oak, Summer fruits, Mellow sweetness
- Finish
- Sweet, Subtle oak