82 / 100
The banana cake and orange peel give this Islay malt a clear fruit thread, while sweet malt and vanilla soften the peaty, fiery palate. Smoke, seaweed and sea spray keep the character firmly coastal rather than turning it into a fruit-led dram. That contrast is appealing, though the forceful peat seems to take the lead. A long, warming finish rounds out the impression.
Reviewed by wildmintkoi
- Nose
- Refined smoke, Soft, delicate honey, Salty caramel, Seaweed and sea spray
- Palate
- Intensely peaty, fiery spirit, Sweet malt, vanilla and spicy oak, Moist banana cake, treacle and orange peel
- Finish
- Long and warming