Kilchoman Machir Bay (2016 Edition)

Wonderfully smokey smell. Sightly sweet, very peaty flavor. Very easy to drink. Nice light burn to a smokey aftertaste. Wonderful!

Very briny peat on the nose. On the palette, starts off easy if you're used to islays, smoke peat and heavy brine. Mids have some vanilla and caramel. The finish is a doozy, agressive with a punch in the face.

This is an excellent medium peated Islay malt. It is youthful, reputed to me around six years of age. To me the nose is fresh (young) malt, vanilla, a hint of fruit from the sherry casks it is finished in, a very light floral note, and of course peat smoke. These are all evident on the tongue. I am curious as to where that floral note is coming from, be it yeast strain, the length of fermentation time, or the shape of the still. I simply don't know those particulars for this malt. I must say, because of that slight sherry influence, this malt makes me think of a peated version of Old Pulteney