Scapegrace Vanguard

Scapegrace Vanguard

Official bottling
Single malt - Otago
Amber gold
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Molasses, papayas, peaches, apple juice, charcoal ash, smoke, hints of tobacco leaf. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, thickens, tingly, astringent. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Matches, peaches, molasses, smoke, charcoal ash, petrol exhaust, apple juice. 
Finish: Long. Black pepper, matches, vanilla, peaches, charcoal ash. 

Comments: 

Ashy and sulphurous, even a smidgen of tobacco. But underneath that there’s Kentucky of apples and tropical fruit. Quite an interesting dram, not had smoky Scapegrace before.

Verdict:

I like this.