Masculine charms of a hairy highlander

$130

Flavour Profile:

Peated
Age:

9 years
Region:

Campbeltown
Cask:

First-fill barrel
ABV:

59.6%
VOL:

700mL

Notes

Masculine charms of a hairy highlander: How can you go wrong with a name like this?! We’re serving up smoked fish on tractors and grilled prawns on steamboats with this harborside delight. Campbeltown malts have so much personality and character as well as not-so-surprising depth. Enjoy this dram by the seaside.

Tasting Panel Note: The initial nose served up smoked haddock fishcakes cooked over charcoal on the deck of a manky puffer. The palate evoked barbecues – smoky heat, crispy smoked bacon or grilled gammon with pineapple – and was stout and robust, but with a rough, hairy highlander's masculine charm. For some of us the reduced nose recalled the dying embers of a beach bonfire at sunset and moonrise, while others were struggling with tractor repairs in a farmyard shed. The reduced palate delivered smoked ham and cheese toasties (with burnt edges), grilled prawns, salted caramel ice cream, apple crumble, lemon bonbons with a sprinkling of coal dust and a mouth-twisting, lip-smackingly dry finish.

USA allocation: 90 bottles