Lg1 - Elements of Islay

Nose:  Classic honeyed flapjack character.  Porridge, hot milk, sweet oatcakes, shortbread, cranachan.  Wet peaty phenols and burnt toast in the background.  A drop of water releases more sweetness and a hint of lychee and rosehip.

Palate:  Absolutely massive.  Coal.  Huge, warm, peppery surge with a delicious honeyed edge and a faint hint of the exotic fruit from the nose.  Mouthwatering.  Intense smoked barley. This is clean as a whistle and sharp as a stiletto.  Dangerously drinkable with water.

Finish:  Extremely long, and very warming as the pepper slowly fades.  This is exactly what you’d want to find in your hipflask during a long hike in the rain.

Comment:  Bursting with life and character, with a real rugged depth and some very appealing sweet notes, particularly when lightly diluted.  A very engaging, exuberant dram.