Smokehead Single Malt
70cl
/
43% Vol
Another fantastic release from Smokehead! This Single Mat is intensely rich yet subtly sweet. Carries the expected smoke and peppery peaty heat but is soothed by flavours of sea salt and spice. Works fantastically to make a wicked Old (Smoked) Fashioned!
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Tasting Notes from the Producer
Palate (without water)
Filled with immense smoke notes and peppery peaty heat before it is soothed by flavours of sea salt and spice
Fact Sheet
Fluid
70cl
Producer/Distiller
Smokehead
Alcohol %
43%
Country
Scotland
Region/AOC
Islay
Serving Suggestion
Serving Suggestion
Works fantastically to make a wicked Old (Smoked) Fashioned!
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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