Big Peat

Big Peat

Douglas Laing
Single malt - Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore, Port Ellen
Dull gold
46% ABV
Mini

Nose: Leather, lemons, smoked haddock, peat, persimmons, new plastic, honey, hints of chocolate.
Mouthfeel: Light body, watery, slippery, smoot.
Tasting: Salty sour. Lemons, chocolate, cherries, persimmons, leather, smoke, peat, honey, molasses, hints of soy sauce.
Finish: Long. Molasses, chocolate, smoke, peat, new plastic.

Comments:

Douglas Laing has produced a vatting of Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and Port Ellen, calling it Big Peat. The result isn't as smoky or harsh as one might think. There's a lot of fruit and sweet flavours, and the chocolatey Ardbeg is very obvious. I can also identify hints of the Caol Ila in the taste - lemons, and maybe some soy sauce. The rest, while hard to pin down, is still enjoyable (is the smoked haddock on the nose really the Port Ellen)?

Verdict:

I like this.