Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.140

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JUICY, SALTY AND SOOTY

An 18 year old from Islay bottled at an impressive 60.2% from refill butt

Flavour profile:  Heavily peated

Outturn:  189 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "Many would say this is the most pungent of the Islay malts, and certainly this cask supports the claim. Carbolic and Coal Tar soap, road tar and soot are the first notes, backed more subtly by Brazil nuts, raw monkey nuts and pine nuts, then tools in a garden shed, ‘including lawnmower and grubby dungarees.' The taste is very sweet, salty and very smoky: ‘smoked hot-dog, with barbecue sauce,' evolving into oysters with clamato sauce. More medicinal with water (foot baths, wet suits and rubber dinghies); not quite so sweet to taste and less salty, but still bags of sooty smoke."

Drinking tip:  "Last of the day"

750 ml