Official bottling
Single malt - Islay
Chinese tea
62.3% ABV
Dram
Nose: Toast, smoke, honey, lemon zest, figs, leather, peat, white grapes, hints of cloves. With water, tarry rope, smoked bacon, white grapes, hints of figs.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, cool, slightly numbing, expands.
Tasting: Sweet sour. Leather, smoke, peat, orange juice, tarry rope, figs, charcoal ash, hints of smoked bacon. With water, orange juice, smoke, leather, charcoal ash, hints of figs.
Finish: Long. Orange juice, lemon zest, leather, tarry rope.
Comments:
Quite sweet, despite the peating. At least when it’s neat, anyway. Several drops of water open up some more classic Islay flavours - tarry rope, charcoal ash and smoked bacon - but the sweet figgy character remains just underneath.
Verdict:
I like this a lot.
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