Danksy
MacLeod's Island Single Malt
Single Malt — Scotland
Reviewed
October 5, 2021 (edited January 4, 2022)
Tasted a 2020 bottling of this dark horse single malt that turned out to be a very decent dram for its price.
Nose:
Salt spray, gentle peat and smoke, with evident sherry cask sweetness. Opens up with nutmeg and spice. Very well balanced.
Taste:
Smooth. The sweet sherry cask conveys the lightly peated, salty body of this whisky very well. Nutmeg and spice follow through. Quality cask management and blending. Tastes about 8 years old.
Finish:
Sherry cask sweetness and spice, with lingering salt spray.
Final thoughts: a very good NAS release that I gather is either a young Talisker or HP. It's super smooth and sippable, but lacks the depth and character of its sibling Macleod's Islay. I fully enjoyed them both and would buy again.
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