It opens with an interesting nose. Medicinal, fresh wood, vanilla, cold campfire, sour tangerine, strawberry. The palate is very sweet with orange oil infused dark chocolate, all kinds of sour berries. Wow, very impressive. After the initial taste the smoke on the nose intensifies and delivers some caramelized salty crispy smoked bacon. I enjoyed this scotch. What a nice change to other Islay whiskies I had lately.
3.94
About this bottle
Port Askaig is a single malt brand from London based Elixer Distillers, and it highlights peated whisky from Islay. This 14-year-old release from early 2018 is from a distillery in the north-east corner of Islay, better known for its unpeated whisky. Distilled in 2004, this Port Askaig is a vatting of 11 different first-fill bourbon casks.
How it tastes
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Jan Case
3.3
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Closest flavor profiles across the whole catalog.