ABV 50%
A slap in the face with a wet haddock.
Dave Broom
Cadenhead's
Brand
Islay
Expression
Blended Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
50%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Slightly stony, with smoked meat, juniper, aniseed, rock pools, wet face cloth and paint thinner (??!). Clean, assertive with a little immaturity.
Palate: Very dusty start. Coal shovel, damp nutty slack, zesty, wet rope. Bigger than you'd expect, but a little one-dimensional.
Finish: Crisp, phenolic.
Comment: A slap in the face with a wet haddock.
Score: 7.9
Taster
Nose: Burnt sticks, lemon flavoured toilet cleaner (in a good way), and tarry rope.
Palate: A big, sweet, citric peat-boff, followed by a whiplash of dry, moreish ropiness.
Finish: Storm-lashed rope.
Comment: You can see why the Germans get so obsessed with this stuff. A peaty happy-slap.
Score: 8.3
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