87 / 100
The oak feels like part of the conversation here, not a blanket over everything: creamy oak and sweet oak char meet dark caramel and butterscotch, while crisp peat smoke and pebbly minerality keep the palate lively. The fruit on the nose gives that earthy vanilla and drying smoke some welcome lift. That balance makes the oak influence feel convincing rather than overly sweet or dominant—an engaging direction for a lightly peated single malt.
Reviewed by busstop.fox
- Nose
- Baked plums, red apples and cherries, Earthy vanilla, flint and drying wood smoke
- Palate
- Pebbly minerality and crisp peat smoke, Dark caramel, biscuity malt, creamy oak and peppery barley
- Finish
- Subtle smoke with salted nuts, Chewy butterscotch and sweet oak char