Finlaggan Cask Strength

58° 

Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay

Independent Bottling

By The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. Limited

Core Range 

Single Malt

Launched in 2009

Peated around 35 to 38 ppm

This one is perhaps the most sought-after in the Finlaggan range, due to its high alcohol content and alsp a probable maturation in sherry casks. However, contrary to what is advertised, it is not cask strength. 

Let's Taste It: 

Concentrated iodine. Foam and sea breeze. Limestone. You can also smell the tide, the sand. And a touch of sherry, giving the whole a waxy quality. Smoke and a medicinal touch in the background, but which give a nice balance. The peat rises slowly, quite thick. On the palate, the sherry gives a slight cherry flavour, it's syrupy, but there's something rougher behind, very peaty, stony, then the spices rise. The finish is quite aggressive, but not too long, woody aftertaste. I'm sure it's C... Are we allowed to say it?

 

In Short, 

A great success, in the sense that it's not quite a Peat Bomb, because its profile is relatively softer than expected. Highly palatable, then, and at a very good price. 

Score : 87

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