57°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay
Bourbon Casks and Sherry Hogsheads Finish
Independent Bottling
By Wemyss Malts
Blended Malt
Limited Edition
Bottled in 2018
Unchillfiltered
William and Isabella Wemyss founded Wemyss Malts in 2005. As well as a few high-quality single casks, they also bottle a number of blends of all kinds. Peat Chimney is part of their Core Range, and there are two Batch Strength limited editions at the moment, the first launched in 2017 and the second in 2019. It's a blend of peaty to very peaty single malts, almost all of which come from the island of Islay. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know which distilleries were involved, or the peat content. What we do know is that 9,000 bottles were released for sale.
Let's Taste It :
Nice firepower, ashy peat, full ashtray, but also a touch of vanilla citrus. I read that this is a Blended, but I can only smell Ardbeg here. With a sweet, honeyed touch, fermented milk, syrupy fruit, lychee, mango, guava. It's a bit mineral, quartz, gypsum, mixed with powder. On the palate, the alcohol is well integrated, but the flavours are light, still exotic fruits, bananas, coconut, rose water, then the spices rise, it's quite strong. Pepper, ginger. The finish is a bit harsh, but long, ashy, robust and vegetal. A hint of sweetness in the aftertaste, vanilla and pastry cream. Genoise.
In Short,
It's a nice blend, but I think the Ardbeg dominates. I think there's also some Bunnahabhain for the mineral character, and maybe some other stuff. To be honest, I don't really see the point of the product, but hey, there are not too many flaws, it's not expensive at all, so why not buy one occasionally?
Score : 86
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
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