Cask No. 10.271
Wholly smoke!
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US Exclusive cask in celebration of The Global Gathering 2024 - selected and named by fellow SMWSA member Mike Epstein!
This heavily peated powerhouse flaunts ashy, peaty smoke, candied bacon sweetness and plenty of maritime muscle. From the magical island of Islay, this is a real love connection between sherry and smoke!
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Flavour Profile:Heavily Peated
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Age:10 years
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Region:Islay
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Cask:First-fill Oloroso hogshead
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ABV:59.4%
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USA Allocation:276
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VOL:700mL
Tasting Panel Notes
A thick seafood chowder of smoked salmon, smoked haddock, smoked bacon, smoked langoustines, smoked … you get the message! This was powerful, ashy, peaty, maritime and creamy on the palate. The chowder was prepared in a rusty cauldron but there was also a sweetness of gummy bears drenched in cod liver oil. After reduction a more classic profile emerged as we sat around a beach bonfire made with driftwood and peat slabs sipping a peaty John Collins cocktail. Smoke, smoke and more smoke! Following five years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first fill oloroso hogshead.
