Aroma:
Intense nose, well integrated and complex.
(straight) Peat-smoke first, accompanied by a chemical-floral scent (like aerosol
spray), then a deep fruitiness (melon balls, nectarines, over-ripe plums, boiled
sweets, Cinnamon Balls, brand of sweets); some scorched wool.
(dilute) With water, the scent becomes more smoky and tarry - tarry rope and
Lapsang Suchong tea. Slightly oily.
Flavour:
The mouthfeel was mouth-cooling and pleasantly dry. The primary taste was surprisingly
sweet to start, then a smoky interlude with a hint of salt and a sweetish finish,
but with a firm peat-smoke 'catch'. The overall flavour was of burnt sticks.
Development:
Its phenolic character reduces over time, to be replaced by heather and cereal
notes, with some plastic. Flavour remains iodine/smoky to start, then mash tun,
then eggy.
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