Official bottling
Single malt - Islands
Amber gold
43% ABV
Dram
Nose: Camphor, sandalwood, leather, honey, orange peel, peat, Parma violets, ink.
Mouthfeel: Light body, cool, loose, slippery.
Tasting: Sweet salty. Smoke, peat, Parma violets, leather, ink, hints of tobacco leaf.
Finish: Long. Black tea, ink, camphor, smoke, leather, honey.
Comments:
This is an old official bottling. Very floral and smoky, much more so than today’s OBs, but also laden with heaps of old bottle effect. There’s something metallic and robust about this whisky, a note that I associate more with porter or stout.
Verdict:
I like this a lot.
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