Port Askaig 8 Year

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a mellow sweetness accompanied by light wood, hay, idodine, an ever so slight herbal taste along with a peat smoke very similar to the ardbeg 10 but just shy of its intensity. ardbeg fans should enjoy this dram, I sure know I do.

I don’t often make mention of the eye of a whisky, but I feel I have to say this one is exceptionally light, like a moscato, and obviously contains no added coloring. A lively nose, even spiky and a little funky. Clean vegetal peat, wet hay, cool smoke, vanilla, mineral oil, pungent white flowers, blonde wood, a hint of lemon and plenty of alcohol. Sharper on the tongue, in fact it starts out downright prickly. Once the hot pepper subsides, sweet apple, buttery vanilla fudge, peat and wet slate emerge. The body is on the thin side, but the mouthfeel is satisfactory. In the glass, this whisky runs rather quickly, leaving a broken skirt with holes in its wake. However, it gets its act together just above the liquid’s surface forming a nice uniform ring of heavy droplets. The finish is short, semidry and slightly bitter. There’s plenty of soot, seaweed, a little walnut, more slate, and the slightest lingering sweetness akin to golden syrup. Nose: 8 Taste: 8 Body: 7 Finish: 8

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Tasted at Dornoch Whisky Festival. Begins with a mild fruit notes before transitioning into a strong smoke flavor with a long linger on the pallet.