Samantha Martin
May 27, 2026, 03:56:48
Just had a glass of something really unusual tonight. First sip hits with this peppery kick, almost sharp, and there’s a little chemical vibe right at the start – like fresh concrete or new leatherette, you know? But then it kind of mellows out, gets marginally rounder and smoother. The smell’s wild – got this grass and raw wool thing going on, with hints of lemon grass and thyme. Definitely a little drying on the tongue. Felt very austere, very ‘old style’. Some tobacco and newspapers came through too, which was… curious. After a few minutes, marmalade started coming through, which helped balance things out. Found touches of parsley and chives in there too? Wild. The aftertaste was long, with some coffee and oak, and this linseed oil and almonds note that lingered. Not on the tarry side at all, more like propolis and a bit of lemon squash. Honestly, a fairly challenging malt whisky – not one for travel retail, that’s for sure. Hard to score, because it’s fabulously un-commercial. Makes you wonder if they’re trying to play it like some old distillate style, maybe even smoothen things up but it’s still so… raw. Almost romantic in its stubbornness? 🤔 Very curious to see how this one develops with the bottle.
