46°
Distillery : Bowmore, Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Port Ellen - Islay
Ex-Bourbon Casks
Independent Bottling
By Douglas Laing & Co.
Limited Edition
Blended Malt
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 40 ppm
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the standard Big Peat Small Batch edition, Douglas Laing's is offering this 10-year-old in a limited edition of 5,100. Apart from the longer maturation, the recipe appears to be unchanged.
Let's Taste It :
A very bourbon profile, vanilla yoghurt, lemon meringue pie, candied lemon, a bit of almond and iodised salt. At 10 years of age, it's quite full-bodied, with varnished wood and soft caramel, but the peat isn't as strong as I would have expected. Yet it's there, maritime, heavy, fresh and spicy. On the palate, the bourbon flavours are a little overpowering. Where are the characteristics of the whiskies from this island, which I like a lot? The finish is good though, relatively long, charcoal, earth, mint candy.
In Short,
I don't see what this aged version adds to the standard one. What's more, the bourbon is too intense for me. But maybe I've missed something, I should try it again. For now, my verdict is that it's nice, but nothing more.
Score : 85
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Jean-Jacques Milteau - For What It's Worth
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