Imagine a 27 year old whisky from Islay. Now imagine various 27yo whiskies from Islay. Good. Now blend them. Ben Bracken is a brand from Wallace & Young Distillers, an independent bottler. In 2017, they bottled this twenty seven year old blended malt, made out entirely of Islay's whiskies. This is like music to my ears. Bottled at 46%abv, this is not too much expensive for its age. Golden color. On the nose, i like the first aroma of crazy things, like a pair of socks, ashes, a hospital, old cheese and talcum powder. Gooseberries, hospital gauze and tape, cotton. After a couple of sips it gave me an aroma of a pond, naphthalene, leather and fireworks.... oh, that's the good stuff. On the palate it starts sweet. Lemon, meringue, vanilla and pepper. Gooseberries and a beautiful puff of smoke. Salty water. There is a chocolate note somewhere. Aftertaste is just amazing. Smoke from a hot cocoa cup, plastic and star anise. Wasabi and a wonderful sawdust. Overall, this was a peaty marvel. The tasting notes definitively seemed like some Caol Ila and Bruichladdich. That would be my guess. Having a 27yo dram is always a nice experience and for the price, this is quite a bargain. My score for this beauty is 96 over 100.