Port Askaig 17 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Elixir Distillers continue to expand their successful range of 'Secret Smokers', this time with a significant age statement at high strength. Summed up by Whiskymag.com as "Textbook Islay peaty goodness, simple and pleasing", the outturn was 9000 bottles at 50.5% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews... I never tried any 17, but 16, 18 and 19 have all been excellent in my book. Colour: pale white wine. Nose: It's delicate, narrow (in the best sense of the word), and ultra-precise, with notes of fresh almonds, peat smoke, lapsang souchong, oysters, and fresh paint. Let's do this quickly… With water: hints of mastic and kelp. Mouth (neat): actually, there's just nothing to critique, it's perfect. Lemons, peat, seaweed, oysters, shellfish, fresh tar, sea water… With water: and it loves water. Finish: long, lively, lemony, smoky, and salty. Impeccable. Comments: sharply defined and, therefore, very crisp. Which makes it dangerous, between us… Here's another bottle that should probably have a warning label about this very topic. 89 points - whiskyfun.com

...Nose: Mossy peat notes, with a hint of wax crayon. Crumpets with heathery honey, and very milky tea. Elderflower jelly and hints of honeycomb. Fresh dill and tarragon. Later, blueberry jam. Palate: Light-medium bodied. More of the aniseed herbs and heathery notes, with a little white pepper. Freshly turned turf. Plump, sweet scallops and fatty bacon. Finish: Medium. On oat cakes, bacon fat, and a slightly bitter herbal note. Comment: Textbook Islay peaty goodness, simple and pleasing. - whiskymag.com