Old Ballantruan The Peated Malt 10 Year

The nose is mild, mostly peat, a hint of sweet clover. The palate is smoky, peaty, smooth, with mild tar, black licorice, and salt flavours. The finish is warm, salty, spicy, and smooth.

Upon opening: we have found it to be...very Band-Aid-like....Remember the smell of old Band-Aids, that's what your dealing with. My mouth literally tastes like an ashtray. The flavor is just like that the entire way through. I should mention the overabundance of smoke on the first passing in our mouthed, but this is probably because they wanted to hide the Band-Aids.

Spey with personality