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Ailsa Bay Single Malt Whisky
Single Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
February 27, 2017 (edited June 23, 2019)
Posting this review from a bottle I had late last year.
I actually bought two bottles of this last year...one for me, and one as a gift to my finance person that manages my stock portfolio. It turns out I never gave it to her...because I couldn't understand why I made a loss when the entire freakin' market went full throttle bull. But, that's a rant for another day...and I'll need more than a few drams for that discussion...
Anyway...I really enjoyed this one. I remember liking how it was able to balance peat, crisp lowland sweetness and character, and wood...all the while being only three years old. This is their inaugural release, and they did a bang up job, IMHO. I remember liking the aroma of citrus and ginger, and the fresh crisp citrus taste with a good kick of peat smoke. It's young...but, really well made. I'm already keeping an eye out for their future release...this, along with Kilchoman, are my favorite newbies (although, in all fairness, Kilchoman is no longer a newbie). This isn't available in the US (yet)----I don't believe it was made in sufficient quantity for overseas. But, I'd be surprised if their future releases don't have the world's largest drinks market in sight.
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Yeah, I totally agree---this wasn't a full peat onslaught, but managed it at a respectable level while still keeping the Lowland character
Great review, Pranay. I remember the sample you sent me from the other bottle a few months ago. It's solid as hell. A great, peated whisky for those days a #PeatMeathead like myself wants that earthy, minerally note in my scotch without the full blown, 5-course meal of an Ardbeg or Laphroaig. It scratches that particular itch very well. I'm glad I'll get to visit it again in the coming months. Cheers, my friend.