Smokehead Sherry Cask Blast Tin Single Malt
70cl
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48% Vol
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One for the heavily-peated whisky fans out there! This release by Smokehead is heavily-peated – boldly blasted by Spanish Oloroso sherry casks This smoky, spicy and sweet malt takes no prisoners as it opens with thick peat, letting you know you’ve got a serious Islay single malt on your hands. The sherry finish takes hold after, finishing with a fruitier, creamier feel and a sweet sticky flavour of barbecued banana, tangy sultanas, and dried fruits.
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Smokehead Sherry Cask Blast Tin Single Malt
€63.00
Ex Tax: €51.22
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Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
Finish
The peat returns, just as you hoped/feared it would. This time it’s brought some authentic Spanish sherry oakiness with it, pleasingly and disturbingly sweet. And one last sharp salty reminder that you’re not dealing with the ordinary here.
Tasting Notes from the Producer
Aromas (without water)
Thick peat lets you know you’ve got a serious Islay single malt on your hands. Then a fruitier, creamier feel – soft rich oak, soothing custard and vanilla. But don’t get comfortable – this is only the beginning.
Flavour
Tie yourself down and wait for the hit of oily black smoke, with a rich, heavy mouthcoating peaty feel. Then along comes a sweet sticky flavour of barbecued banana (yes, really), tangy sultanas and dried fruits. Told you it was different.
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Alcohol %
48%
Country
Scotland
Region/AOC
Islay
Producer
Smokehead
FAQs
Islay whiskies are peaty because the island's distillers traditionally used locally cut peat to dry malted barley in their kilns, and many continue to do so. Burning peat produces phenolic compounds, primarily guaiacol and cresols, which are absorbed by the malt during the drying process and carried through distillation into the spirit. The specific character of Islay peat, formed from decomposed coastal vegetation, seaweed, and heather, produces the distinctive medicinal iodine, seaweed, and maritime smoke associated with Ardbeg, Laphroaig, and Lagavulin.
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