Loch Lomond 2007 Peated 18 Year Old, Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #259, 2007, The Whisky Jury, 49.2%

The soft vanilla and drying oak give this some of the familiar ground I like in a bourbon cask, but the fruit and bonfire smoke take it somewhere different. That balance sounds appealing: plenty of character without the peat crowding everything else out.

Reviewed by JimBim

Nose

Gentle smoke, Yellow apple and peach, Soft vanilla

Palate

Creamy peach and apricot, Bonfire smoke and charcoal, A pinch of pepper

Finish

Lingering fruit and smoke, Lightly drying oak, Vanilla and honey