Review #53 - Whisk(e)y #37 My first peated / smoky whisky! About time indeed! Chill-filtered - No Artificial Colour - No ABV - 46% Aspect - very light, pale straw, long legs, viscuous. Nose - Wow. Is this even whisky? Petrol, burnt tire, burnt rubber, tarmac, heavy, smoke (which shines more with oxidation), medicinal. Underlying citrus, and vanilla, no alcohol, some sour note in the back as well, and perhaps very subtle menthol. Palate - same as on the nose, extremely intense. Strong oak spice on front end. Menthol, light sea salt, oily, vanilla, sweetness and savoury note, meaty, grilled fat, on the mid palate, and then the burnt tire returns on the back end. Heavy, strange for one coming from 36 unpeated whiskies. Finish - medium-long, smoke, charred wood, burnt rubber. Smoky and bitter dark chocolate, very long aftertaste. I was expecting something entirely different, more savoury, more smoke, and less of this rubber, which unfortunately is very prominent. Interesting, not necessarily my cup of tea as of now. I understand it, I appreciate it, but I don.t like it at all...i find it utterly sickening, it upsets my stomach, I just can't drink it. Rating System: 5.0 - Perfect 4.5 - Exceptional 4.0 - Very Good 3.5 - Good 3.0 - Decent 2.5 - Average 2.0 - Below Average 1.5 - Barely Drinkable 1.0 - Undrinkable 0.5 - JB