46°
Distillery : Knockdhu - Speyside
Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 40 ppm
Knockdhu has always produced whisky with varying degrees of peatiness, but this is the first time they compete with Islay. Peatheart refers to an area of peat extraction close to the distillery. Although it is not mentioned on the bottle, it seems that this is a ten-year-old whisky.
Let's Taste It :
Fine peat, very mineral and grainy, like pebbles sliding down a river bed. Cereals, wheat drying in the sun, discreet vanilla, a few white fruits, grapes and mirabelle plums. A bit light on the palate, but still influenced by bourbon, citrus and a drop of honey, the pepper and other spices rise gently to explode in a pleasant, suitably long finish. Lignite, fuel oil, soot, but not too much. Woody hints ar the end, with a dash of soft caramel. Fudge, sandalwood, heather earth.
In Short,
It's a success for any peat lover. Both original and powerful, it has nothing in common with the Islay in terms of profile. Nonetheless, I find the value for money a little too low.
Score : 85
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Tool - Sober
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