Finlaggan Old Reserve Islay Single Malt
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Beginning in 2019, Compass Box Peat Monster has both an updated label, called Painting Label, as well as a new recipe. This peated blended malt whisky is comprised using two single malts from Islay. The recipe breakdown is 64% Caol Ila and 35% Laphroaig, both matured in refill hogsheads.
Additionally, 1% of the blended malt whisky includes a blend of single malts from the Highlands which matured in custom French oak barrels with a heavy toast. The malts were married together for several months before bottling without added color or chill-filtration at 46% ABV. All previous batches of Peat Monster will be referred to as Classic Brown Label.
Beginning in 2019, Compass Box Peat Monster has both an updated label, called Painting Label, as well as a new recipe. This peated blended malt whisky is comprised using two single malts from Islay. The recipe breakdown is 64% Caol Ila and 35% Laphroaig, both matured in refill hogsheads. Additionally, 1% of the blended malt whisky includes a blend of single malts from the Highlands which matured in custom French oak barrels with a heavy toast. The malts were married together for several months before bottling without added color or chill-filtration at 46% ABV. All previous batches of Peat Monster will be referred to as Classic Brown Label.
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abv46.0
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Peated Blended Malt100% malted barley from more than one distillery. Dried with peat.
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Cask Typerefill hogsheads & custom French oak barrels with a heavy toast
Tasting Notes
"The nose is akin to apples and pears being roasted over mesquite on a beach (brine, sweet smoke, fruit). Milk chocolate coats the palate along with smoked ham, sweet thyme, rosemary, raspberries, and pipe tobacco smoke. There's a hint of musty leatheriness (in a good way), as well as a slight medicinal quality leading into a long, sweet, peaty, and slightly briny finish. "
Added by
Amanda Schuster
Score
90