The Six Isles
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Distiller:
Various
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Bottler:
Ian Macleod
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ABV:
43%
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Age:
NAS
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Price:
$$$$$
- Raided Score: 83
- Publication: whiskyfun
- Excerpt: More than good, only its lightish side at times may be seen as a very minor flaw. What’s more, it does not feel ‘too young’, at all.
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- Raided Score: 96
- Publication: Wine Enthusiast
- Excerpt: The palate opens with brine, iodine and a modest amount of peat, plus brisk citrus and vegetal bell pepper midpalate and finishing with a mouthwatering twist of black pepper.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Overall, this fairly inexpensive blend goes to great lengths to capture the best aspects of each Isles character to deliver a profile that is complex, easy drinking and exuberantly ready for colder weather.
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Intro:
Today's scotch whiskey review comes to us in the form of The Six Isles - a fairly new expression that contains components from the six islands surrounding Scotland: Islay, Jura, Sky, Mull, Orkney and Arran. Bottled at 43% ABV with no coloring or filtering, this straw hued dram is begging for our attention as the weather has turned to indicate winter is arriving. Let's dive in.
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Nose:
Rich slivered almond, fresh lemon bar, moist moss and a full bodied maritime presence. Brine, honey and faint smoke lend complexity to the nose and pair well with the fresher, sweeter notes as well.
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Taste:
Pepper immediately jumps out - the medium body mouth feel and lack of heat ushers in some sweet cream, ash, pepper, rising bread and a dank oceanic character. Moss, faint ash, a hint of plastic, lemon curd and vanilla bean round out the palate.
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Finish:
Short to medium finish lends a much smokier impression than expected from the nose, though it delivers cleanly. Ash, brine, a hint of sweetness and lemon bar sees this dram out.
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Overall:
Overall, this fairly inexpensive blend goes to great lengths to capture the best aspects of each Isles character to deliver a profile that is complex, easy drinking and exuberantly ready for colder weather.
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Score:
6
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources