88 / 100
The fruit gives this peated Islay malt an appealing point of entry: peach yoghurt and pineapple on the nose lead into stone fruit and apricot on the palate. That sweetness sits alongside salty minerality and sooty peat rather than softening the whisky into a purely dessert-like style. The long, earthy, oily finish keeps the smoke firmly in view. The chilli heat and persistent peat suggest a forceful character, so the fruit is a welcome counterpoint rather than the whole story.
Reviewed by tidepool compass
- Nose
- Lemon, wet peat, and salty minerality, Peach yoghurt, pineapple, and grapefruit, Cinder toffee, ginger, and wood spice
- Palate
- Stone fruit, apricot, and peach yoghurt, Brown sugar, vanilla, and soft toffee, Citrus, sooty peat, and maritime minerality
- Finish
- Long and peaty, with earthy, oily, and bonfire notes, Vanilla honey, ginger spice, and syrupy sweetness, Ashy, woody, and lightly herbal