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A pleasantly smoked nose with nice fruity notes. In addition some hints of wet hay, and some sea impressions too, with iodine and some salt. The sea is present but does not really dominate. The port finish gives the whole interesting smoothness.
The palate is very complex, with acid fruit hints mixed to chocolate notes. Some discrete peat behind a light veil of smoke.
The finish is pleasantly long and the port sweetness is rather present.
2007

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The second tasting confirmed the port domination on the taste, but what a pleasure from the very first nosing.
The finish is really exceptional, and the wonderful bottle deserves more than the quotation from the first tasting.
2004

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A very nice and rich nose, marked by the sweetness of port and some hints of iodine on a peaty and discrete smoky background.
In the palate a real explosion of tastes. A very great complexity, mixing the sweetness of port with the maritime character of this whisky, with its hints of salt and peaty smoke.
A great finish, where the sweetness of the port, allied to the strength of the see continues the pleasure for long minutes.
2005

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The third tasting confirmed the great pleasure given by this bottle from a disappeared distillery.
The rich nose announces great things, and the palate just confirms the first impression, the sweet Port added to the complexity of this great whisky slightly peated.
A rather long finish, and ... this is a very great whisky
2004

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This bottle is really remarkable. The excellent collection marketed by Signatory let us discover an excellent cask strength from one of the most mythic distilleries of Islay.
All the richness and complexity of a great Islay malt, but the Port finish is not really suitable for raced whiskies as the ones from Islay or Campbeltown (personal opinion). The Port sweetness hides the peaty and smoked character of the malt.
The finish is exceptional: long and pleasant. The price is too high, and could discourage a lot of people.
2003