Nose

At first glance soft and aloof but revealing a complex array of iodiney-salty smoky notes, sweet malt and drier oak. All very laid-back.

Palate

Sweet malt then a tidal wave of massive peat. Toffee-vanilla oak follows before more peat.

Finish

Long, lip-smacking and spicy. There is a toasty dryness and coffee-chocolate afterglow.

Comment

One of the finest, intense and complex single cask Islay has bottled in the last five years.