Kilchoman ImPex Cask Evolution Single Cask 11 Year

Nose - Sweet meaty ashy smoke, graphite, charcoal briquettes, toasted grain husks, light honey syrup (w/ water) Bit more muted, but less graphite/charcoal Taste - Sweet ashy smoke, lightly meaty, light soy sauce, cracked black pepper, watery honey (w/ water) Same, but adds a salt component Finish - Lingering ash, sweet watery honey, thinned soy sauce, rehydrated beef jerky, cracked black pepper (w/ water) Salty ashy smoke, thinned soy sauce, lightly meaty Score - 83/100 Final Thoughts - The peat on this one is quite strong in that you can easily nose the sweet ashy smoke from the glass a few feet away. This is a very clean, but ashy smoke. Lots of charcoal/graphite/mineral vibe to the smoke combined with this sweet meaty note. This best I can describe this is that they took a soy sauce marinated beef jerky, rehydrated it in some thinned out honey syrup, & then smoked that water with charcoal smoke. That's what I get out of this is this thinned meaty soy sauce. It's interesting, but I guess has a bit too much of that graphite/metallic/mineral note for me. I do like how a bit of water really brings out the salt in this one. Would I drink it if offered? - Maybe Would I specifically order it? - No Would I buy a bottle? - No NOTE - All reviews are done without factoring in price.

First Fill tasting