91 / 100
This is a heavy hitter that hits all the right spots for a peat-head. The Madeira cask brings a dark fruit sweetness that works well with the intense medicinal smoke and iodine. It feels thick on the palate and leaves a great ashy residue on the finish.
Reviewed by mixupatlinen
- Nose
- bold medicinal peat smoke, dried figs, stewed berries, sweet pipe tobacco
- Palate
- rich and oily texture, heavy iodine, thick bonfire smoke, honeyed cloves, baked apple
- Finish
- long and lingering, glowing peat embers, salty sea spray