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The nose is really remarkable, very complex and balanced, with some peat and nice marine hints on a malty and smokey background.
In the mouth, some rich peat, nice but discrete citrus hints, smoke, salt, the whole perfectly balanced. Balance and complexity characterize this whisky. Some bitterness, nutty taste discreetely hidden behind the other aromas.
A very nice finish, lingering, with marine and chocolate hints. A very amazing bottle. Really close to perfection. The enthousiasm of the first tasting is back...
2006

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This Islay distillery is (for ever?) closed since 1984. This is the saddest news for Islay whisky lovers. If the perfection would exist, this would really apply to this exceptional bottling. It is really difficult to rate that bottle, because it's a pure perfection. The best rate I could give it is 20, even if this is rather impossible. Rating it under this level would oblige me to reconsider all other bottlings... The quality of this malt which matured for 19 years near the sea in oak casks is really surprisingly. It even makes forget its price, which does not allow anybody to buy it. But the pleasure provided by this whisky justifies anything... A nearly perfect whisky!!!
2003

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Very strange. A second tasting resulted in 18/20. The influence of the mood from the moment is definitively important.
A pleasant and relatively discrete smoke smell followed by a subtle peaty malt taste make this whisky a fantastic one.
The finish seemed shorter than the first time. This means again that a single tasting is not sufficient to make an objective quotation.
2004

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A very complex nose, marked by peat and iodine, with some bitter hints probably due to the long stay in the cask. All this impressions form a very harmonious whole.
In the palate, the taste is first marked by the wood, and this dims rather quickly to leave room to citrus fruits, still with clear peat and smoke fragrances, but perfectly balanced with the other aromas.
A lingering finish, with a mix of tastes from honey to lemon, and the sea is never far away. Really an excellent whisky.
2005