I’ve found this bottler to be generally to my liking, so I’m very happy to be trying something a bit more their own in that it’s a blend from multiple places. Let’s get into it.
Minutia: Distilled at least two Islay distilleries and matured in a Sherry Butt for some time yielding 400 bottles. Reviewed blind, neat in an opaque glencairn.
Color: Chestnut, Oloroso Sherry; 1.2.
Nose: Dark fruit, smoky, ashy.
Taste: Bitter, changes to a charred meat flavor. Coffee grounds. Spice/heat.
Finish: Similar. Mostly smoky with hints of coffee and similar earthy tones. Medium-long.
Guess: Lower ABV, big flavor. Guessing Triple Wood.
Hm. I wouldn’t be surprised if this were Caol Ila and Laphroaig blended together, but there wasn’t much in the medicinal area. This is well named, and definitely gives you both peat and Sherry, or more importantly, how they work together. Definitely drinks well below its proof, not nearly as burning in the mouth as you might expect, though the finish lingered and maybe could hasve clued me in that this was likely more than 43%.
Score: 85
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