87 / 100
There’s a savoury centre here: oily smoke, earthiness and salt-cured meat, with honey-roast parsnips offering a gentler counterpoint. The palate carries that through with barbecue-smoked, honey-glazed ham and earthy peat. I like the shift on the finish toward lemon citrus and paprika, with charred oak adding another edge. It sounds like a direct, smoky take on peated malt, but those contrasting notes give it more to explore than smoke alone.
Reviewed by rainy_socks
- Nose
- Oily smoke, Earthy character, Salt-cured meat, Honey roast parsnips
- Palate
- Honey glazed ham smoked on the barbecue, Earthy peat
- Finish
- Lemon citrus note, Paprika from the spice cupboard, Charred oak