Dark Silkie Irish Whiskey

Holy Rubber, Batman. I'm going to begin here with a disclaimer: only buy this if you already know you love peated whiskies. Don't dabble with this one. And I don't say that lightly. Personally, I think the world would be a better place if everyone enjoyed peated whisky, but I know not everyone does. So it's important to say that ahead of time. Don't buy this if you don't already know you like peat, and even if you do, this is a doozie, like that first step Phil Connors takes off the curb into a puddle of ice cold water in Groundhog Day. I just opened this a week ago and only had two pours, and the reason I say holy rubber, Batman is that rubber is prominent in the aroma. My first thought upon raising the glass to my nose was one of nostalgia. Walking through Pep Boys as a boy when my dad took me there to pick up a part for his car. There's also notes of bacon, sea salt, and, this may sound crazy, hard-boiled egg. Yeah, do you see why I made that disclaimer above? Reach for this if you already like peated whisky AND ONLY IF YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WEIRD....REALLY REALLY WEIRD. I'm so stuck on the nose, in fact, that it's going to take me a moment to get to the palate. So hang on... Given all of that, the palate is a little more standard with the peat hitting first, followed by bitter dark chocolate, think 90% cacao, and dried berries. It's closer to Kilchoman than it is to Teeling, say. So it's not necessarily immediately recognizable as Irish, though the underpinning of cereal is there if you go looking for it. The finish is moderate in length, at least for a peated whiskey. Don't think you're getting the kind of finishes you get with Ardbeg or Laphroaig or even Blackpitts. But at $43.99, this isn't a bad option if you want something unusual and relatively complex that isn't going to break the bank. Still, prepare yourself, this whiskey is the definition of divisive. There's not really a lot of room for middle ground here. It's a really like or hate type of thing.

Moderate smoke, caramel, and fruit

Smoke, apple, ginger, light finish

I don’t really enjoy peated whiskey. So the fact I really like The Dark Silkie blew my mind! A great example of peated Irish Whiskey! It has the classic Irish notes but with an earthy peat note added. The smoke doesn’t overwhelm, just a really nice whiskey for the price!

Subtiel rokerig, beetje ziltig. Thomas: beetje peer, honing en chocolade (beetje kut smaakje) Casper vind hem niet lekker