Kingsbarns Balcomie Cask Strength

Kingsbarns Balcomie Cask Strength

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Dark gold 
59.9% ABV
Dram

Nose: Malted grains, gooseberries, white pepper, honey, butterscotch, caramel, hints of barley sugar. With water, yoghurt, orange peel, hints of smoke. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, tingly, hot, expands. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Caramel, malted grains, gooseberries, white pepper, cinnamon, orange peel, barley sugar, hints of tyre rubber. With water, malted grains, yoghurt, smoke. 
Finish: Long. Barley sugar, white pepper, caramel, malted grains. 

Comments: 

Slightly smoky and sulphurous, but with good malty, fruity notes underneath. Water brings out more malt and more smoke, obscuring the fruit, as well as surfacing a slightly lactic note. Not necessarily an improvement on the regular strength version.

Verdict:

I like this.