An Orkney Distillery 8yo 2012/2021

An Orkney Distillery 8yo 2012/2021

Watt Whisky, Campbeltown Whisky Company
Single malt - Islands
Pale gold 
57.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Lemon zest, lemon sweets, yoghurt, vanilla, cream, cardamom, cinnamon. With water, toast, yoghurt, cardamom, cinnamon. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, loosens, warm, expands. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice, cinder toffee, cardamom, toast. With water, toast, cinnamon, lemon sweets. 
Finish: Short. Cinder toffee, cardamom, lemon juice, toast, autumn leaves. 

Comments: 

Heavy and citrusy, lots of semi toasted notes that waft like a haze of smoke over the whisky. Not a very usual Scapa in my experience, but a very good one.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Dalmunach 6yo 2016/2023

Dalmunach 6yo 2016/2023

Watt Whisky
Single malt - Speyside
Bright gold 
57.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Dunnage, blue cheese, tyre rubber, peat, autumn leaves, lemon juice, petrol exhaust, hints of white wine. With water, leather, peat, petrol exhaust, malted grains. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, cool, slippery, loosens. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Lemon juice, petrol exhaust, dunnage, malted grains, peat, autumn leaves, hints of creosote. With water, lemon juice, malted grains, petrol exhaust, tyre rubber. 
Finish: Medium. Petrol exhaust, creosote, lemon juice, tyre rubber. 

Comments: 

My first Dalmunach, the distillery built on the old Imperial site. It’s peated, first of all, something quite unexpected. Lots of citrus and something earthy and dirty, like autumn leaves. Interesting and promising.

Verdict:

I like this.

Dumbarton 22yo 2000/2023

Dumbarton 22yo 2000/2023

Watt Whisky
Single grain - Lowlands
Dark gold
55.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Coconut cream, vanilla, toast, desiccated coconut, white grapes, cinnamon, hints of sultanas. With water, magic marker, ink, lemon juice, vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens, slippery, mouth coating.
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Green tea, vanilla, coconut cream, salt caramel, lemon juice, hints of sultanas. With water, magic marker, brown paper, desiccated coconut. 
Finish: Short. Lemon juice, oatcakes, sultanas, green tea. 

Comments: 

A delicate, floral grain whisky with some quite intense green tea notes. It’s distinctive and delicious. Water turns it coconutty, the green tea tannins disappear. Old grain is one of life’s pleasures.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.