Hamiltons Islay Blended Malt

Uncorking- blind tasting. caramel, bitter vegetal noise. Smoke at first but it lightened quick in a glass. Sweet on taste, no burn at all. Caramel popcorn and burnt toffee start on taste, paper like a card shop, then seaweed and road tar comes in a bit at the end. Honestly it's a weird combo that feels a bit out of sorts but nothing wasn't pleasant on its own. I'm going to have to come back and see where I find it later. Almost too sweet mid palate.

Heavy peat smoke with brine and caramel on the nose, the smokey peat and sweet caramel on the palate don’t really mesh, smokey, spicy medium finish. A splash of water mutes the smoke on the nose and helps blend and smooth out the palate, it also tames the finish a little.

Tastes of peat and nothing else. It might be useful to add to other spirits if you want to imbue them with some peat smoke. Not for drinking on its own.

Budget Islay. There are better ones out there.

Smoky and quite simple dram Nice for cocktails

It's not Lagavulin but doesn't cost a c-note.