88 / 100
There’s a pleasing push and pull here: sweetness, orchard fruit and vanilla meet briny peat smoke and medicinal notes, so it doesn’t settle into a simple sweet-or-smoky character. The 41% ABV is a useful point of context, stated plainly without needing to make claims about how strong it feels. I also like that the finish brings the malt, fruit and honey together with a lingering maritime smoky edge. A characterful Welsh single malt, with enough contrast to keep it interesting.
Reviewed by silver lantern
- Nose
- Peat smoke, Warm marmalade on toast, Orchard fruit, Vanilla, Orange peel
- Palate
- Sweetness, Smoky, medicinal flavours, Briny peat smoke, Orchard fruit, Honey, Citrus peel, Vanilla, Cane sugar
- Finish
- Long and malty, Peat, fruit and honey, Slight bitterness, Lingering freshness, Cold smoke with a maritime touch