Jose-Massu-Espinel
Ailsa Bay Sweet Smoke Release 1.2
Single Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
April 10, 2020 (edited August 19, 2022)
2019 lowland whisky of the year is not always a super great price, since there are only a handful of distilleries in the Scottish lowlands. A relatively new distillery, that uses peat in their expressions. Can the lowland resurrection be true? Lets see...
First, this is a technological whisky.
What???
Yes. This bottle has a new anti-piracy system that lets you know exactly the cask, the year and the batch of the bottle, giving you the capabilty to say "this one is not fake whisky".
Bottled at 48.9%abv. Amber color.
On the nose, Peat smoke very dim. Pineapple; Very sweet yellow Apples, Fresh apple juice. Juicy, fruity with hints of smoke, Very interesting. Most accurate pineapple aroma note ever.
Lemon has appeared after a while. Very, very fresh and juicy. Peat has become earthy and peppery after a couple of minutes. Apricot after first sip with some saltiness. Pretty complex.
On the palate, it wasn't as complex but fairly good. Peat, Toffee, Ashy, Bonfire; Caramel but very watery. Last sip was all toffee.
Aftertaste has a nice peat kick. Sulphuric, Burnt grassy fields. Salty and smoky.
The pineapple gives it a tropical feeling overall. The empty glass smells like pineapple marmalade its amazing how accurate that aroma is. Overall this is quite surprising and i truly recommend it. 91 over 100.
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