I’ve been wanting to get my hands on something like this for a while. Margadale is evidently the name for the malt from Bunnahabhain peated to 35-45 ppm. I;m unsure if that’s just what the Elements of Islay series calls it, or whether it differs from Staoisha or Mòine (or what the difference between those is). Whatever the case, I’ve been impressed with that Bunnahabhain turns out, particularly with peated malt.
Elements of Islay Ma3, Islay Single Malt, 55.2% ABV
Minutia: Distilled in 2004 and matured in two ex-bourbon barrels for about 15 years and bottled in 2019 yielding 734 bottles. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Old gold; 0.6.
Nose: Ashy smoke, sweet in nature. Delicate fruits (fruits which are delicate, not in reference to the level of their presence here).
Taste: Sweet and smoky and woody and ashy, tarry. Earthy, vegetal.
Finish: Bonfire smoke/ash. Tannic. Medium.
Really quite good. Peated Bunnahabhain still impresses. As a fan of smoky whisky, I’m on the more acclimated-to-it side of things, so sometimes aspects that people regularly find smoky I only find other notes, but here I got smoke throughout and really appreciated it. There are a couple notes that aren’t necessarily bad, but do hold this back from being truly great. That said, it’s still a rather enjoyable dram.
Score: 87
No comments:
Post a Comment