Scotch Malt Whisky Society 53.210

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FANTASTIC STUFF

This 24 year old from Islay was matured in a refill hogshead and sits at 53.3%

Flavour profile:  Peated

Outturn:  240 bottles

Panel's tasting note:  "This nose had  a little bit of everything one might expect – peat smoke, tea chests, tobacco, pine resin, sea breezes, bandages, puff candy, peanut brittle and smoked salmon, to name just a few. The palate was a delight – a good whack of smoke and toffee apple sweetness – but nicely complicated by aniseed, liquorice, Brazil nuts, sesame oil, soy sauce, five-spice powder, salt and vinegar chips and smouldering sawdust. The reduced nose was softer and sweeter, with caramel, treacle, old tawny port and pork crackling, while the palate found some mint and ash in the finish. Fantastic stuff from Islay’s biggest distillery."

Drinking tip:  "Could accompany a stir-fry or aromatic duck - or an evening bonfire as the stars appear"

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