MacNair's Lum Reek Peated Small Batch

An intense, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky by The GlenAllachie Distillery in Speyside, Scotland is a combination of peated Islay Single Malts aged in ex-Bourbon casks, peated Speyside Single Malts aged in Oloroso Sherry casks, & older GlenAllachie Single Malts aged in virgin oak & Red Wine casks. It has an aromatic birth with notes of earthy peat, thyme honey, a hint of butterscotch & flamed orange peel; while a bold life adds notes of dense smoke, dark chocolate, blackberry, currant & sea-salt caramels; that led to a long & balanced death with notes of dry cooking spices - allspice & a hint of charred oak. December 2020 / August 2022

A peated but not particularly smoky, very light blended scotch. Some lighter notes of toast and lemon on the nose, with the peat mostly coming through not in the aromas but rather in the taste, which also includes some interestingly notes of white pepper. Not the most complex Scotch and not one I’d particularly care about drinking a whole bottle of, but nothing really wrong with this either.

Not bad if someone gave me a glass I would drink it readily but I would not buy it it just bland. It's that in between the nose is amazing the finish is good but as you're drinking it there's nothing there might as well be water.

Flaviar Advent Calendar. Nose: smoke, grapes, sherry funk. Palate: mildly sweet, peat, oak, citrus. The funk is strong with this one...and I am a big Glenallachie fan but the sherry finish is too young and grapy.

Little smoke on the nose, but stronger in the finish. Some smoke and sweet with caramel. Odd blend to me. Not clean enough for a speyside and not smoky enough for me to love that.

Heavily smoky peated tones with a sweet zesty and spicy hint on the palate. Peated aromas prevail on the nose. Truly enjoyable for peated whisky lovers!