Glen Marnoch Islay

Quite thin, mild smokiness, malty and sweet with a slight briny quality, it's palatable and easy to drink but one dimensional and just a little bit dull and boring compared to other islays but to be fair it is very cheap.

Tastes more like a Highland than an Islay but for this price you can’t complain

Peaty with hints of maple, and a lasting flavour. For £17 a bottle it’s a great everyday pour.

2021 expression of this budget malt, aged according to the for 3 years in “oak barrels”. It’s colour bears no relation to a spirit of that age, with a rich amber pour characteristic of a dram with added caramel colouring. The profile is typically Islay: sweet peat smoke, toffee and brine on the nose; this develops on the palate with more seaweed and saltiness. Less aggressive than those from the south coast, whisper it quietly but is this a young Bowmore? Compared to drams of similar provenance, there’s little in the way of ‘burn’ or chemical aftertaste. Not shabby given the price.

You can’t beat the price. I feel like this is an imitation Laphroaig 10. The nose is damp earth and hay with a little sweet fruit in the back. Palate is a little thin at first but becomes oily as you hold it. Rich smouldering smoke and earthy notes. The finish is quite short with a lick of leather. £17.49 in ALDI in the UK. For the price, it’s fantastic. It’s not Laphroaig 10 or any of the top end Islay whiskies but it is lovely.

Peat smokey taste which I like cheap. from aldi not bad.