Peat's Beast Single Malt

alcohol and peat

Utter crap, but peaty

Smoke bomb with thin character and body, poor finish, heavy back palate bite but with little complexity. Too sweet to have as a mixer, too boring to stand alone.

Interesting. Contrasting with more typical Islays that have strong bouquets and finishes, this feels muted in those areas. It feels almost invisible until it hits further back I'm the mouth where, interestingly, it explodes into one of the pungent peaty mouthfuls. I don't sense as much smoke as peat, perhaps the namesake here. I feel like it hints of almost an olive oil hints in it's quality, both subtly in flavor, and how it reacts to the mouth as it travels through it. Potential criticism is that this lacks depth of character. It makes an excellent tasting.