lachaineduwhisky did not rate this whisky

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This sample is in my reserve for months, and each time, I balk at the snack. By telling me that I more want to make discoveries, test single casks, rather than return to a variation of a whisky that I think I know well, even if I like it. It's almost backwards that I start tasting ...
Generous peat, rich, immediately expressive. Tires, rubber, but also creamy and fresh. Oysters ? Juicy lemon on a seafood platter, yes! Grapefruit, an orange zest. The malt that comes with citrus fruits.
With water, the smoke is thick, like a fog falling on a seaside. -
Fresh, lively and round at the same time. Very "bourbon cask", with caressing vanilla.
The addition of water makes it vary on the caramel and reveals beautiful fresh fruits. -
Elegant and spicy, on citrus fruits.
The addition of water puts the smoke back in the center of the action. The finish is oily, persistent. Beautiful sweet spices and a note of coffee.
Well then ! I thought I was bored by being on conquered ground. What a journey ! A hyper evolutionary whisky. Like what to go back on the classics.
Enthusiasm 4/5
Whisky n ° 1922