Colour<\/em>: very light straw, almost colourless<\/p>\n Nose<\/em>: Tangy peat smoke. Pancakes, quite a bit of cloudberry jam and a lot of fresh lemon. A slight touch of that rubbery note I so often find in Caol Ila. Oak and oiled leather. With time a faint, waxy note appears, and with some water the nose turns evidently sweeter and less peaty, with a nice touch of elderflower.<\/p>\n Taste<\/em>: A super-smoked waffle, with heaps of rose pepper and the a big dollop och fruit sherbet as the taste develops. Somewhat one-sided and mostly roaringly cocky for now. Hopefully more nuances will appear with water, since it’s at the moment more fun than impressing. With water the oak appears more and the peppery notes intensifies while the peat smoke subdues a bit. Some sourdough bread becomes noticeable and also those little coffee candies (Kopiko I think they’re called).<\/p>\n Finish<\/em>: The aftertaste consists of some peat, a bit of rubber and the a pretty evident note of candied lime zest en (ate a few of those as snacks during a vacation i Greece some years ago).\u00a0 With water the peat smoke becomes a bit more prominent and the fruitiness is toned down. Some burnt caramel and a sense of digestive biscuits at the very end.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Well, I’m not entirely convinced. This whisky is definitely cheeky and fun but I miss a midrange, a layered body. It’s kind of like four or five main taste notes are highlighted, while the rich background noise is taken out of the equation and then maxing the volume. A pleasant bad-boy but I’d have preferred some more complexity in order to be impressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"