Description
The distillery describe this as 'This enigmatic 25 years old starts slow, sweet and gentle, with balancing acidity and saltiness, then bursts into life with a minerally, toasty then peppery character that leads to a long, drying and warming finish.' This is 1 of 5772 bottles.
Great with grilled scallops wrapped in Parma ham.
Tasting Notes
| Nose |
| Distillery: Unreduced, a quiet nose, not hugely assertive, yet quite maritime. Fresh ship’s varnish. Faint nose prickle. Spicy, briny. Distant smoke. Adding water subdues the sea and raises subtle, sweeter notes. |
| Taste |
| Distillery: At bottled strength, a gentle start, immediately building in intensity. Slow and sweet, then kicks in peppery and hot, with significant balancing bitterness and salt, and a little smoke. This balance bursts across the palate, with a mouth-drying effect. Medium bodied. Drinks powerfully straight. Minerally. Toasty. Appetising. Adding water (30% approx.) gives a slower, sweeter, fruitier start, with the warmth coming in behind this then extending more slowly across the palate. |
| Finish |
| Distillery: There’s no marked chilli pepper catch in the throat at the end, but pepper is there on the tongue. |