94 / 100
This 1982 bottling delivers exactly what I want in a peated Islay. It hits hard with that ashy, medicinal profile and rubbery campfire smoke, while the sherry influence provides a subtle candy-like sweetness that ties the salt and citrus together perfectly.
Reviewed by mixupatlinen
- Nose
- lemon pie, maritime brine, gentle smoke, dusty apples, sea salt
- Palate
- ashy peat, medicinal notes, rubbery campfire, lemon drops, brine
- Finish
- lingering peat, sea salt, leather, aniseed, candy sweetness