Finlaggan Original is bottled by The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. and is distilled by an un-disclosed distillery on Islay. It is non-chill filtered and has no artificial color added.
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Before I bought it, I had read many promising opinions. Initially it taste very sweet (too sweet?). I was little bit disappointed but finally my note is acceptable mainly taking into consideration the price. I prefer Highland Park 10Y and Connemara over Finlaggan but it may change. Definitely worth trying for reasonably price.
Remarkable value for a solid Islay! I'm convinced the source for this single malt is Lagavulin... fits right into that flavor profile, albeit at the young end. So cheap that I've used it to make smoky cocktails. I prefer this to the $30 Scarabus single malt @ TW.
First contact is very pleasant, sweet, vanilla butter cookie. Sweetness turns into non-alcoholic spicyness and then into charcoal/bonfire smoke that is long lasting on a tongue. I'd say it's a solid budget smokey scotch. Like a Talisker 10s younger brother.
Nice try! Pretty smokey, elegant, refined and well balanced. NOSE - steam locomotive, boiler room, hot hard coal, TASTE - delicate, smooth, dry at first sip, but then comes something sweet. Hint of an wood ash.
Nose : dominant peaty an iodine, but very smooth Taste : quite sharp peat, smokey, some iodine, hint of laurel, and hint of sweetness onntip of tongue Finish : quickly disappearing, leaving dryness.
A good starting point for Isla whisky. It's smooth, sweet, and smoky. More experienced drinkers might find it simple, but it's a good value.
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