A 2015 addition to the Finlaggan range, named Eilean Mor (those of you that know about Islay's geography will be familiar with that name). This expression has been bottled at a slightly higher strength than other Finlaggan release (not including the Cask Strength, of course). The whisky comes from an undisclosed distillery on Islay - it's a closely guarded secret as to which one...
TASTING NOTES
NOSE Smokey, peaty/turfy, a bit of iodine and tar notes.
PALATE Well-peated and rather intense. Spicy hints of black pepper.
FINISH A long finish of drying peat smoke.
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Specific References
This whisky was distilled on on 26th March 2010 and aged in a single ex-PX Sherry cask #804032 for 13 years.
688 bottles were produced for Belgium.
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