[48.9%・NAS・Bottled in 2016・Official Bottling・General Release]
Nose:
Gooey confectionary aromas and poached ripe fruits, with a passive smoke that is dirty but sweet in the background. Splashes of minerals with a curious scent of tiger balm all patched together.
Palate & Finish:
The palate is somewhat overwhelming with this stickily sweet toffee note along some peanut butter and pepper. Some pear-y esters are in play here with the iodine smoke surfacing along the spices.
Medium finish with the sweet peat continued to be unveiled amidst the distorting spices.
Thoughts:
Peated to 21ppm, this Ailsa Bay was never going to to be a peat monster, instead it feels like it exists as a part to the puzzle with how the peat is playing second fiddle to the confectionary notes..
-Nicholas