Cask No. 33.140 France A prehistoric homage to baking

A prehistoric homage to baking

coal cellars

tiger balm and linseed oil

lemon meringue pie and lime sorbet

The nose opened with toasty wood embers

Cask No. 33.140 France A prehistoric homage to bakingA deep and distinctly peaty nose as expected, we agreed but this example of the cult southern Islay make really did brim with peat embers, burning gorse wood, coal tar, smoked paprika and spiced beef stroganoff. Fathomless and massive. With water we got sweeter tones of soy sauce, charred meats, black bean sauce and nori, plus touches of dunnage funk, along with rock pools and creosote. The palate was superbly carbolic and peaty, like sipping cask