Neidhal Peated Indian Single Malt (Single Malts of India)

These notes are from a blind tasting (Flaviar Advent Calendar) The smell is awesome. Light peat, brine/salt, barley sugar, vanilla, and campfire smoke. The taste - a blast of peat smoke, salt, sweet barley, and vanilla. Wow - this is really good. After a bit of water, you open up some oak, black pepper, cinnamon, and clove.   The finish is long with peat smoke, vanilla and clove spice carrying it through. This is my favorite so far from the advent calendar. I’d happily have this on my shelf any day of the week. Plenty of flavor and complexity here.  Overall Grade: B+  (Very Good)

Everyone who reviewed this was not expecting a peated spirit. Shame they're dragging this through the mud because it's really quite good. You could have fooled me if you told me it was Scotch. You get the peat right away, some pineapple, slightly medicinal. Kind of reminds me of Ardbeg.

Peated. Ugh.

First sniff has strong notes of smoky peat. First sips follow with smoky peat taste with notes of sweet cinnamon and spicy followed with a spicy burn in the back of my tongue that lingers.