This is the very first peated bottling from Lochlea to be aged in a combination of old Islay casks and peated Quarter Casks, and the first smoky whisky Campbell has created since leaving Laphroaig. A comforting dram for the winter months, the resulting aromas include baked sweets, baked apples and Brazil nuts intertwined with notes of lingering peat.
Nose: Notes of subtly spiced cereals, mango, papaya and pea pods. Traces of hard toffee and light oak chips. A drop of water reveals notes of cinnamon brioche and salted caramel.
Mouth: Silky and fluid with an intense taste of sweet butterscotch, a spicy-dry and woody intensity. The addition of water softens the honeyed sweetness of the creamy, smooth Swiss milk chocolate, with just a hint of salt in the mid-palate. The mild spices now keep the sweetness in check.
Finish: Short and rather intense, with spicy chili pepper notes.
Nose: Inchdairnie's Ryelow 8yo whisky offers subtle aromas of grain, dried fruit and vanilla, with a touch of black pepper.
Palate: On the palate, this whisky from Scotland's Lowlands region reveals flavors of rye, honey and sweet spices, balanced by woody notes and a light touch of caramel.
Finish: The finish of Ryelow 8 Year Old is long and warm, leaving lingering notes of cereal and ripe fruit, with a hint of black pepper on the finish.
Nose: Glengoyne Provenance 10 Year Old reveals sweet notes of honey and ripe fruit, with a hint of vanilla and caramel. Feel: On the palate, this single malt reveals flavors of baked apples, dried fruit and sweet spices, with a silky texture and light oak. Finish: The finish is long and warm, giving way to notes of oak and cinnamon, with a subtle hint of smoke.