Islay Mist 8 Years Old Manzanilla La Gitana Cask Finish Tasting notes and reviews
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Islay Mist 8 Years Old Manzanilla La Gitana Cask Finish
- Brand
- Islay Mist
- Expression
- 8 Years Old Manzanilla La Gitana Cask Finish
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Blended
- Abv
- 43.00%
- Produced at
- MacDuff International ~ MacDuff International
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.macduffint.co.uk
- Availability
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Chris Goodrum
89- Nose
- A melange of barley and tart citrus with hints of greengage, bog myrtle, and camphor. Some dusty / earthy spice and peat emerge with a hint of grain spirit.
- Palate
- Full, barley with coffeed wood tannins, and earth. A waft of smoke comes through with hints of tar, iodine and coastal peat. The peat becomes more dominant on the middle.
- Finish
- Long with the citrus, salt and grain spirit giving it a mouth tingling finish. Lovely, sooty, tarry after-taste.
- Comment
- That's how to make a great blend! The Islay component dominates, but you can't argue with quality.
Charles Montanaro
72- Nose
- Pleasurable old oak with a touch of chalkiness. Finishing on sawdust and solvent.
- Palate
- Watery with faint phenolic qualities, very much insipid in many ways.
- Finish
- Long lasting, out of place, light smoke with uncharacteristic malty flavours, thin.
- Comment
- After three tastes of this dram, still consider it peculiar for my taste. Difficult to establish its identity or where it positions itself on the market.
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