Shieldaig Highland Single Malt

smells like burnt leather, tastes smokey and peppery

Extremely smokey flavor. Not terrible but not extremely desirable. Smooth finish.

The Shieldaig Islay was quite good so took a flyer on this for a cheap plowable bottle. This is rough around the edges for sure but totally drinkable. Full notes are probably not warranted here at price point. In a nutshell : Some fruit and ashy smoke in nose. Palate is a malty fruit cup with a cigarette put out in it. Its better than it sounds. More of the same on finish. This is not complex nor is it packed with wonderful flavor. It is however a single malt for under $20 that provides a decent scotch experience without the grain from blends. Yeah its dirty and unrefined but I easily killed this bottle and will try the Speyside version in hopes for improvement.........76/100......(The Islay from Shieldaig is a great value smoker)

Peaty. Just ok. Wouldn’t buy again

Russetmuscat colour. N: 23, P: 21, F: 21, B: 21. Interesting whisky with aromas of toffee, vanilla and sea breeze. Fruity taste with alcohol tang. Liked this one very much.