Finlaggan Eilean Mor

46°

Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay

Bourbon Casks

Independent Bottling

By The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. Limited

Core Range 

Single Malt

Launched in 2015

Peated around 35 to 38 ppm

The main advantage of this bottling, launched in 2015, is that it is 46% ABV, which is not the case with Original Peaty. It may be slightly older too.

Let's Taste It :  

First a light sea breeze, oysters, foam, kelp, sand, iodine. Then limestone peat. Well-balanced, boutargue, shellfish. Fairly fine smoke. Coarse salt, not at all refined. Sea breeze. Guano, cob, fuel oil. And, yes, it seems like a bit of vanilla. As well as liquorice wood. The palate, on the other hand, is very clear, with pepper gradually coming through. Vanilla heavy with peat. Short, punchy finish, charcoal, earth, but also iodised salt and fish scales. Caramel and aniseed in retro-olfaction. This bears a strong resemblance to Caol Ila, I can't imagine what else it could be.  

 

In Short,

A very maritime nose and a pleasant style. A satisfying purchase, provided the price is right.

Score : 84

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