Whiskyspace Notes 1250
May 27, 2026, 09:01:12
Right, so poured myself a dram of this. Looks pale gold in the glass. First sip hits you – it’s proper powerful, you know? Immediately get this sort of porridge thing, like breakfast oats but with a tang of seawater mixed in. There’s a weird, fantastic waxiness to it, superbly waxy, really coats the mouth. Then I’m thinking, is that shoe polish? Or maybe something from a toolbox, like new rubber hoses. But wait, there’s also these delicate yellow flowers and crushed green herbs popping through. It’s on the line between mechanical and rustic, like smelling flowers in a garage. The fatness and richness is unreal, chewy even. Some oily mineral thing, maybe white stone or clay. A bit of that distinctive west highland accent comes through. Finish has good length, turns into something ointment-like, almost medical stuff. Wildly challenging but I can’t stop sniffing the glass. It’s like drinking filtered sheep wool.
