Tasting Notes
Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
Wemyss Malts “Smoke On the Water” 1982 Caol Ila
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottler: Wemyss Malts
ABV: 46%
Score: 87 Points
This single cask bottling comes from a hogshead cask, and the name describes it well. The nose is full of smoke, peat, honey, hints of hot fudge, heather, and bacon bits. The taste is dry and dusty, but with a good peat and barbecue smokiness based on tangy vinegar-based barbecue sauce, along with touches of grilled salmon and brown sugar. The finish has a lingering smokiness, but is a bit short and dry. A few drops of water improves the finish by accentuating the smokiness and rounding it out. (November, 2014)
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