Big Peat Limited Edition Christmas 2016 Tasting notes and reviews
Big Peat Limited Edition Christmas 2016
- Brand
- Big Peat
- Expression
- Limited Edition Christmas 2016
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Blended Malt
- Abv
- 54.60%
- Produced at
- Douglas Laing & Co
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.douglaslaing.com
- Availability
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| United Kingdom | ||
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Big Peat At Christmas 2016 3cl Sample | £5.47 |
Chris Goodrum
81- Nose
- Young, phenolic and heavily peated with dusty and sweet peat. Hints of seaweed, iodine, manure and sugar coated barley follow. Water emphasises the oils.
- Palate
- Peat! Dusty, sooty and smoky. Hints of iodine and salt on the middle. Water brings out some waxy fruit.
- Finish
- Long, dusty and sooty again, with an alcohol intensified saltiness. Water doesn't really open it up.
- Comment
- It appears to be a blend of peated malts. Could benefit from a little light and shade.
Joel Harrison
88- Nose
- Young and spirity, masked somewhat by smoke, but let it settle and it works for you, giving rich smoked cream, chamois leather and mint.
- Palate
- Here the spirit shows a little more with some bitter oak, smoke, citric acid and grapefruit pith all wrapped up in classic Islay smoke.
- Finish
- Reminds me of my first trip to Islay, cask strength goodness!
- Comment
- If you don't like smoke, stay away. Like flying to Islay, you strap yourself in and hope for the best. A clear crisp view of the island from the aeroplane.
Whisky Magazine Issue 140
A journey round Islay, visits to Maker's Mark and Penderyn, and the conclusion to our trip down the Rockies.
Published December 2016.
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