Islay Whisky TWE 10th Anniversary Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Islay Whisky TWE 10th Anniversary

Added on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:22 PM

Bottler:

Specialty Drinks Ltd.

Age:	N/A	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	58.50 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$51	Availability:	Wide

Bottled for The Whisky Exchange's 10th anniversary online, "from a south-coast distillery very rarely available as an independent bottling." So um... Lagaphroaigbeg?

[Adam adds: Note that Laphroaig and Ardbeg are pretty available in indie botlings, so....]

Member Ratings and Notes

Sku

Classic Islay nose of peat, smoked fish, medicinal notes. Sweet peat on the palate with caramel and smoke. Good peaty power.

Tasting blind I guessed it was a young Laphroaig, and who knows, maybe it is.

Dave

Young and peaty. Probably too different to produce a fair rating when tasted blind with all of the sherry bombs. But heavy young bacon grease flavors with BBQ smoke. Some earthy notes that said Ardbeg and the bacon said Laphroaig. If its most likely (and it is most likely) a Lagavulin, I am glad normal Lagavulin waits till it has spent some solid time in a cask......Will need a re-taste.

Chris

Funny rotten fruit on the nose initially, fades into smoke. The palate is fine, a decent peated whisky but doesn't stand out for me.

Andy

Nose: Root beer, cream soda, hay

Palate: Prickly pear, sassafras, crazy green

Rob

Earthy and mossy, and not in a good way.

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