Aerstone Land Cask 10 Year

Rich, syrupy, and sharp without being harsh. Nice balance of flavours and plenty of peat smoke for something this cheap. Excellent value, definitely the best peaty Scotch anywhere near this price range I've found so far.

Very smoky and salty

This is in no way a blow your mind whisky. It is however a solid one that has become my peated daily drinker since Islay and Island prices are going higher and higher. The idea of an lowland whisky with peat was intriguing. Yes AnCnoc cutter but it's also a $70 price tag, Ailsa Bay never saw it on my shelves to buy it. Enter Aerstone which is an expression from Ailsa Bay distillery. Nose is highland smoke which bring with some floral and light vegetal tones, honey, unripe pear and nectarine, vanilla, touch of peach and lemon in the back along with the typical malt that comes across almost as a funk on lowlands. Taste is the honey sweet, fruit and malt notes. Mid palate the smoke and light almost toasted wood comes into it's own. End of palate carrying into the finish is a ginger spiciness and the finish ends with wisps of smoke, honey and sweet black licorice. Only other lowland that I really enjoy is the Auchentoshan american oak but this one has become number one especially for the cost to whisky and enjoyment ratio.