Whiskey·Blended Malt·Scotland·No age statement·46.8% ABV
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$30 to $50 Everyday
Average whiskey
3.54
53 reviews raw average 3.28
85 critic score out of 100
About this bottle
Douglas Laing & Co. is an independent bottler and blender of Scotch whiskies. The brand releases single malts, blended malts, and blended whiskies. The Rock Island brand is part of the company's Remarkable Regional Malts, and features a blend of single malts from the islands of Islay, Arran, Jura and Orkney. Note: The blended malt brand Rock Island was formerly called Rock Oyster.
How it tastes
Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.
Nose: full, salt and light burnt rubber. Gives satisfaction.
Palate: quite peaty (remembers Ardbeg), dry, burnt gum, bitter.
Final: medium / short, pleasantly spicy.
Good, with personality.
3.75
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Naso: pieno, sale e leggero gomma bruciata. Da soddisfazione.
Palato: abbastanza torbato (mi ricorda Ardbeg), secco, gomma bruciata, amatognolo.
Finale: medio/breve, piacevolmente piccante.
Buono, con personalità.
3,75
ppanchomenendez4.0
Gentle and calming. Tide pools and a cloudy day. Salt, seaweed, brine, pepper, peat, pear. Hint of alcohol. Doesn’t linger for long. Haven’t had a bad Douglas Laing yet….
Very nice. Unlike some of the other island single malts I’ve tried, this is subtler and smooth. Wouldn’t say balanced as it’s not trying to be light, but certainly not trying to knock your socks off. If I had to make a stressful decision, this is what I’d grab.
MMbouwsema3.0
Salty breeze on the nose and oily smokiness on the palette. 2 drops of water opens up the nose with lemon and pepper, and the palette with honey and vanilla. Balanced and pleasant, without being a standout in any category.
jjared jaggers3.5
Super light in colour. Nose: fresh, coastal, smoke, fresh fruit. Palate: more smoke, medicinal, citrus. Body: thin. Finish: long, warm, spicy, oak.
Overall: maritime & smoke
rrfekete3.3
Nose: smokey, briny, spicy.
Palate: smoke comes first, then sweetness in parallel. Faint spices.
Finish: smoke, pepper, sweetness. Licorice?
EErik Brotemarkle3.8
I got this with an advent calendar. Smokey grapefruit nose. Nice, sweet palette. A little bitter, astringent finish. Lots of oak.
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