AnCnoc Peated Sherry Cask Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

A Highland peater defined by delicate campfire smoke, spiced up by a spell in sherry casks. Toffee apples coated in warming cinnamon, deep vanilla, and a sweet wood smoke are some of the notes to look for. Recommended as an entry-level whisky for those who want to venture into the smoked category. 40% Alc./Vol.

Other reviews... Why you would do a finish on such a whisky, I don't quite know. Not happy with the make? Something that went wrong with the peated malt? Too immature? Bah anyway, it's just an NAS at 40% vol., so stakes should be low anyway. Colour: gold. Nose: nice, in fact, with tobacco and autumn leaves, walnuts, some hay, touches of mustard, cassis leaves, cigarettes, and something akin to… Laphroaig Lore (with apologies both to AnCnoc and Laphroaig). Mouth: light and rather thin, sooty, peppery and pretty ashy. Green walnuts and a little salt, plus rather a lot of oversteeped black tea. Little depth and not much oomph., but as they say, it does go down effortlessly. Finish: short, ashy. More black tea and more walnuts. Almost no aftertaste. Comments: pleasant, I'm just not sure the whisky world really needed some NAS peated AnCnoc at 40% vol. that was finished in sherry. Not any boxes ticked. 75 points - whiskyfun.com