87 / 100
The 11-year age, single malt type and Scottish Islay origin make this easy to place. Peat alongside chocolate and sweet berries gives it a warmly contrasting character, and the lingering, spicy finish sounds like a good fit for those flavours.
Reviewed by raincheckrambler
- Nose
- Peat, chocolate, treacle, red berries, wood smoke, caramel and apples.
- Palate
- Pungent peat and spice with cocoa, sweet berries, dark oak, brown sugar and creamy red apples.
- Finish
- Warm and lingering, with spice, wood, smoke, vanilla, chocolate, ash and salt.