Nose: Delicate peat. Mostly just that . . . peat. But not your Islay peat. No mud, dirt, or earthy peat. This is a medium peat . . . similar to what you get from Bruichladdich. This is a rocky peat or…

This is the other Amrut I picked up – 3 sample bottles of 50mL. I have tasted it on three different occasions. The first night it went up against Amrut Fusion 50% and the standard Amrut Peated at 46%.…

My first taste of this was at a Binny’s in Chicago. At the time you could still get samples at most of the stores if you just asked for a taste (I think they have ceased this activity sadly). At the time…

The story goes that this is very young Bowmore. And it shows. Still, not a horrible choice for a budget peat fix . . . Nose: Peat and peat. Peat the color of Yellow. That is to say, if the peat were in…

Nose: Strong peat and peat, but with WAY more going on. Here there is peat and earth for certain, but also smoke. The peat is a way darker tone then the McClelland’s and also much sharper on the nose.…

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind them . . . although I feel like I might need to give this one another go again. Nose: More oak with those peaches hanging out in the…

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind them. Nose: Sherry at the fore with light oak, bits of that lemon grass, and a few whispers of peat. There is some nuttiness along with…

This is my second bottle. I have also had numerous tastes over the years. This is such a consistent blend.Nose: Delicate smoke and small wafts of peat greet the nose. Next comes malt with a bit of grain…

These are notes from a tasting a while ago. I still stand behind themNose: Lemon grass and peaches immediately jump out. I am surprised at how fruity this is: peaches, melon, kiwi, and bananas! I expe…

So I tasted this alongside Talisker 10yo and Caol Ila 12yo because these are two of the stronger malts that make up this “Vatted” Malt (now Blended Malt). I thought it would be interesting to see how it…