Nose: Butterscotch, lemon, coal tar soap. Plenty of citrus: there's grapefruit here too. Faint smoky bacon note, develops medicinal & Fisherman's Friend aromas, wet charcoal, ash. A lingering (natural) caramel / honeyed sweetness that sets these more savoury notes off rather nicely.
Palate: Big sooty peat attack, then the fruit arrives, with burnt bacon (in a good way), honey, toast, peppery spices and a hot chilli tingle. The peat is the dominating characteristic, monopolising attention like a hyperactive teenager.
Finish: Persistent and warming, with the coal and spices battling it out for your tastebuds' attention. The lingering residual sweetness is still plugging away almost to the very end.
Comment: A muscular, big-boned dram. Fans of our previous bottlings from this batch are unlikely to be unhappy with this.
