88 / 100
The unpeated label is useful context, though it doesn’t settle how smoke would come across. What stands out in the notes is fruitcake and treacle alongside espresso, dark chocolate and drying oak. It sounds rich and warming, with a cocoa-bitter close to keep the sweetness in check.
Reviewed by canal_notebook
- Nose
- Lacquered wood, Stewed fruits, Brown sugar, Caramelized banana, Orange peel, Dark chocolate, Polished oak, Cinnamon, Sweet malt
- Palate
- Rich and velvety, Fruitcake, Treacle, Sweet malt, Espresso, Roasted almonds, Warming sherry spice, Dark chocolate, Fruit jelly, Black currant, Plum jam
- Finish
- Long and elegant, Drying wood, Pepper, Stewed fruits, Lingering dried fruits, Cocoa bitterness, Oak tannins, Gentle sweetness