Gavin Smith
Nose
Dried fruits, some rubber, sherry, lacquer, warm putty.
Palate
Burning timber, peat, dry sherry, mouth-coating oiliness.
Finish
Long and quite pungent, more smoke.
Comment
A big beast of a Port Ellen, nicely caught before the sherry-wood tipped it over the edge.
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Dave Broom
Nose
The colour of pigeon blood. Aromas of roasted nuts, pickled walnuts, cordite, cracked leather. Touches of resin and rubber.
Palate
Smoked nuts, oil, leather. Generous. Fairly tannic but has enough sweetness to carry.
Finish
Coffee and smoke.
Comment
Big European oak influence. A little dry but good.
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