Scotch Malt Whisky Society 3.308

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A MARITIME MEANDER

Bottled for the 2018 Islay Whisky Festival and limited to one bottle per member, this 13 year old comes in at 57.9% after maturing in a 2nd fill hogshead

Flavour profile:  Peated

Outturn:  258 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "The nose was a maritime meander – waxed jackets by the seafood shack, beach bonfire burnt sticks and trawlers in the harbour – also coal-tar shampoo and one panellist got tea-tree, eucalyptus and mescal. The palate, notwithstanding Bakewell tarts and blackcurrant sweets, had powerful brush-strokes of smoke, ash and tar, burnt cork and salted liquorice – enough to satisfy the socks off any peat-freak. The reduced nose – oysters on a ferry, lemon bonbons, lavender, putty and Bovril. The palate now rewarded us with moist gingerbread, clove and salted pretzels – a night-cap dram to evoke ‘the tangle o’ the Isles’ and ensure Hebridean dreams."

750 ml