The Big Smoke was created to blend malt whiskies from some of the Scotland's most iconic distilleries, and to bottle it in its most rugged form. This whisky is reminiscent of traditional Islay malts, full of peat smoke and coastal sweetness, powerful yet caressing, everything you would expect from a blend of exceptional smoky whiskies.
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR White wine.
NOSE Antiseptic cream, salted butter on toast, distant driftwood bonfires, meringues, peaches and strawberries.
PALATE Cool and minty, smoke and soft charcoal, currant buns and icing sugar.
FINISH Crisp and clean with growing oily saltiness and wet wood smoke, wet grass and a touch of leather.
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In order to create this attractive presentation, the carafe is suspended in the spring from the branches of the apple tree as soon as the first little apples appear. The apple then grows inside the carafe. When the fruit becomes ripe, the carafe is removed from the tree with its apple held captive inside it.
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