Description
N OS E : A mild nose-feel, with a noticeably spicy prickle, and lightly nose-drying.
The aroma is immediately maritime, with notes of sea salt, dry seaweed, peeling boat varnish and
warm sand, on a base of smouldering peat. Very spicy and malty. Honey and smoke. Even a drop of
water suppresses much of this.
BODY: Medium to full.
P AL ATE: A mouth-filling texture at natural strength, the taste is at first unexpectedly rich
and sweet before a spiciness asserts itself, with a pinch of salt. The trademark “chilli catch” as you
swallow is still there, while the pepperiness on the palate comes across in complex waves of drying
spiciness. Interestingly, all these tastes are enhanced by a little water, which makes the effect more
rounded, sweeter, and spicier still.
F I N I S H : Long and spicy, with a delightful after taste. Lightly drying. With water, longer,
spicier and more peppery. Leaves a thread of smoke on the tongue.
