Jose-Massu-Espinel
Old Ballantruan The 'Peated Malt'
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
February 24, 2020 (edited March 22, 2021)
Oh this is Heavily peated. Very pleasant. Instantly made my top 5 whiskies so far. Im a peat head.
On the nose, as soon as you open the bottle you get that peaty aroma. After pouring it on the glass you will have to dodge that intense peatiness (which is wonderful) to get some citrus notes as lemon and oranges. There is something floral in there too.
On the palate is quite pleasant. Full bodied, eventhough it is bottled at 50%abv you dont need water to taste it, since it is sweet with a very very small hotiness, with intense peat aty the finish which is medium-long. Almonds and nuts are present, oakyness, and peat. I really really really enjoyed it, it is less than 10 years old, but oh boy it is lovely
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