Friday! Weekend! Tomorrow is my 1 Year Anniversary from retirement ... at times the year has flown by, other times ... slow (: At the half way point... Let's give this bottle a try!
On the now, there is a light fruity note, peaty, ash, smoke, savory bbq, it's very nice. Very very nice. The taste initially strikes me a little thin, but very tasty. Ash, burnt wood, char, savory bbq meat, touch of matchstick. The finish is ash and char with a malty after-taste. I would guess this is around 55% ABV, and likely peated Scotch (or American Single Malt...).
With water, the nose is less sharp, it's probably better. The taste seems more pepper and heat ... very spicy with water. The finish is more bitter and a lot of heat too. I like this quite a bit overall, with my only complaint is the mouthfeel seems thin. I'll rate it a 4.25/5.0 tonight. The bottle was:
Compass Box, The Peat Monster Cask Strength "Origin Story" - Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, 56.7% ABV. Bottled Dec 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland, no age statement, but a blend of 9 - 12 Year Whiskies according to the blend wheel. I'll have to try this again to see if I like it as much as I did tonight, because it really checked all the boxes this evening.
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