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Chris Goodrum (Gauntleys)

I wondered what was so special about this bottling. Then I put my nose in the glass and it all became apparent – Peat! – Lovely, dry, crumbly peat! There is not so much oak as in the first bottling and it has a delightful Caol Ila like freshness to it. With time it becomes quite fishy with iodine and rubbery notes emerging. However it is not one dimensional and there is a lovely strata of fruit beneath.

The palate mirrors the nose with some gentle peat, of the crumbly, fishy persuasion. The peat reek gathers pace but it is by no means a monster, but it finishes with serious intensity leaving a coal dust and wood tannins finish. Finally the slightly tropical fruit (banana and apricot) pushes its way through on the after taste. Superb stuff!