Smoked Sausages Islay 1991

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 67 by Dave Broom and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose High phenols. Intense. Seaweed mixed with lime, bog myrtle, wet fish. Seems young and slightly plain. Rubber emerges with water. Palate Very light. Alcohol, smoke and pork fat. Killed by water. That rubbery note returns suggesting youth (or immaturity). Finish Dilute and thin. Comment It’s young and seems to have been too heavily reduced.

Martine Nouet Nose Grassy with a lingering distant smoke. Like a burnt off bonfire. Apple skin with a hint of yeast, reminding of a fermenting cider. Palate Smoke is far more distinctive. Sweet shellfish. A hint of roasted coffee beans. Finish Dry, smoky, slightly sooty. Comment The smoke gives its full expression on the palate, overwhelming the fruit. An early morning dram. Possibly to be tried on your porridge?