Whisky Tasting: the Peat Feast

 Another month, another delayed tasting. But with Wellington back to Level 1, we got to have the Peat Feast.

Wolfburn 'Kylver Series' III 50%

• N: bananas, custard, lycee, light peat
• P: sweet, IPA, fruity, prickly, honey
• F: long, dry, salty, well balanced.

Nice enough, but not great. It came 6th (7.87) and I'd given it a 7/10

Smokehead Islay 43%

• N: medicinal, smokey, peat (lots), bacon, maldon salt, vigorous, sherbert, pecorino
• P: bitter, light, low alc, phenol, salt.
• F: short, salty, bitter

Came last with 6.43 (6/10 for me) not good.

Highland Park The Light 52.9% Refill USA oak, 17yo

• N: sweet, bourbon, cut grass, creme brulee, low peat?, ginger, pineapple, winegums
• P: winegums, spicy, cinnamon/nutmeg
• F: medium, bitter

Came 7th (7.12), I only gave it 6/10. Selling on name alone.

Loch Lomond 12yo Croftengea OMC refill hogshead HL15541 03.2006-11.2018 50%

• N: toffee russian fudge, trifle, espresso martini
• P: tingly, watery, one dimensional
• F: long builds, hot

5th (7.98), I really didn't like this one, found it boring and watery, 5/10

Ardmore 9to BBR 2008-2018 9yo 52.3%

• N: ash, seaweed, fresh gumboots, salty, sweet, med vigorous
• P: peat, medicinal, light
• F: peat builds

I gave it 7.5/10, liked this one (4th with 8.04)

Bruichladdich Octomore 10.3 2013-2019 6yo 114ppm 61.3%

• N: yes! cabbage, alcohol, waxy, oily, smoke, bacon, carbon
• P: ash, strong, vigorous, peat, medicinal, big
• F: medium

not the biggest octomore fan, but i liked this, although a bit boring on the finish, the rest had stuff going for it. 

8/10 (it came 1st with 8.39)

Smokehead High Voltage 58%

• N: toffee, macaroni cheese, wood chips, manuka
• P: salt, peat, bacon, not subtle,
• F: long

Liked this one, it does what it says on the tin. 8.5/10 (came 2nd with 8.31)

Glenlivet Nadurra peated small batch, 61.8% 

• N: winegums, icecream, apple, pear, maple syrup, vanilla, boubon oak, spearmint
• P: complex, sherry, smoke
• F: long complex

yeah i loved this, and it's cheap (around $110NZ) 9/10 for me. (3rd on the night, 8.18)

Overall, possibly a little disappointing in sheer fuck offness peat, but there were some very nice whiskies there.

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