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Whiskyspace Notes 1535

Jun 7, 2026, 00:54:45

Well, first whiff hits you with this pepper kick, almost like crushed red peppers left in a damp cellar. There's a salty tang too, kinda makes me think of walking along a stony beach with new wellies on. The taste… honestly, it’s a proper heavy tarry one. Like licking a bit of road tar, but then there's this bready, almost sourdough-like note that comes through. Reminds me of my nan's kitchen a bit. Towards the end, you get these bitter orange peel bits and a whiff of what I can only describe as "fatter Islay" – that deep, peaty, slightly rubbery thing. It hangs around forever, that long finish. A bit of gold colour in the glass, and the mouthfeel has this oily, peaty heaviness. Almost forgot – there's this odd, not unpleasant hint that takes me back to sniffing new wellington boots as a kid. Strange, but it works.

Whiskyspace Notes 1468

Jun 5, 2026, 11:45:02

啧，第一口下去，那股浓重的消毒水和新橡胶雨靴的味道就冲上来了，瞬间把我拽到海边礁石上 🌊 缓过来一点，能尝到点酸面团和烟熏杏仁，底下藏着若有似无的汽油感… 尾韵真长啊，满嘴都是海盐和贝壳的咸鲜，最后泛起一丝苦橙皮的回甘。 整体是那种粗粝又扎实的艾雷岛风格，喝完喉咙还留着厚重的烟油味儿，够劲。

Holly Hughes

May 27, 2026, 05:57:12

Nose right off is bloody long and rooty, like digging in damp earth. Then comes this peppery kick mixed with a sort of sweeter brine – if you get what I mean. 🌊 Taste’s proper fatter than your usual Islay, all heavy tarriness and a hit of what I can only describe as vinegary oloroso. There’s salty resins in there too, and a weird note that’s literally like balsamic vinegar drizzled on smoked almonds. 😳 The finish is acetic peat, gold in colour in my mind, iodine-y and salty. Honestly reminds me of sniffing new wellies in the rain. Then more bitter oranges come through, along with red peppers and a whiff of gasoline. Not unpleasant, just… industrious? Getting plastics and a definite terroir – salty earth with liquorice and sourdough bready notes underneath. The rubber lingers, like a band. Properly long finish. 🔥

Quentin Rogers

May 26, 2026, 16:36:36

Proper coastal and smoky, like tar, rubber wellies and salty sea air 🌊 I get smoked almonds, liquorice, iodine and a wee vinegar tang. Bit peppery too, with bitter orange and that peaty, medicinal thing going on. Long finish — briny, resinous, slightly sweet, and honestly quite chewy. Feels like a cold walk by the harbour.

Lauren Mitchell

May 21, 2026, 13:32:18

Aye, this dram’s got a proper warm, honey’d nose, like baked apples drippin’ wi’ caramel. 🍯🍎 On the palate it’s ridiculously smooth, bit o’ toffee, vanilla, then a cheeky kiss of peat smoke right at the end. Finish lingers with a wee spicy tingle, almost like cinnamon bark. 🔥🥃 Woudn’t mind another, tell ye that.