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Smokehead Islay Single Malt IM — дымный, торфяной виски с солёными, йодистыми и сладковатыми нотами, часто описываемый как простой и молодой, но при этом достаточно питкий и выгодный по цене.
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В отзывах устойчиво повторяются дым, торф, йод, соль и морские ноты, к которым добавляются сладкие оттенки — карамель, ваниль, мёд, цитрусы и фрукты. Часть описаний отмечает пепельные, землистые, смолистые и даже «аптечные» тона, а также специи и перец. Несколько отзывов прямо называют виски молодым и простым, без большой сложности, с тонковатой текстурой, хотя другие находят его мягким, округлым и лёгким для питья. Финиш чаще описывают как дымный, солёный, перечный и от среднего до длинного, иногда с горечью или коротким послевкусием.
Общий тон отзывов скорее сдержанно-положительный: его хвалят за соотношение цены и качества и за выраженный дымный характер, но нередко указывают на нехватку глубины и характера, а также на то, что заявленная «экстремальная» дымность не всегда ощущается настолько сильно. Некоторые сравнивают его с Ardbeg или Laphroaig, отмечая более лёгкий или менее яркий профиль.
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Aroma - peat, smoke, smoked meats, crackers. Chechil. The taste is full of aroma and light in taste. Drinkable and unpretentious whisky - a soft version of Isla. Peat in moderation, iodine in moderation, and all this is there, but without being overly rich. Peated whisky for beginners. BUT, after 20 ml. it begins to gain power, becomes hard, bright and sticky. Iodine, peat, smoke intensify, pepperiness and pungency, and phenolic notes appear. It becomes more and more aggressive, I want to snack. The more, the more it accelerates and becomes like a pit monster.
2021 Rating
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| Нос | 83 | Peaty, sweet. Citrus in the background. Smoke. Salt, but not excessive. Earthiness. |
| Вкус | 84 | Sweet peat. Salt. Very salty caramel. |
| Финиш | 83 | Sweet peat. Spices. Lightly spicy, but pleasant. Salt. Sea-like. Medium-long finish. |
Matured for at least six years in ex-bourbon barrels. Some bloggers say it's a young Ardbeg, while others say it's more likely a peated Bunnahabhain. Color: amber Overall not bad, but there's nothing I particularly love about it.
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| Нос | — | Medicinal peat, candied orange peel, licorice, sourdough starter, sea breeze |
| Вкус | — | Medicinal peat, licorice, a hint of mint, cedar, sea |
| Финиш | — | sugary, citron, licorice. Gunpowder in the empty glass. |
Nice, basic "smoker", but without embellishment.
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| Нос | — | Smoke, iodine, algae, pine, rowan berries. |
| Вкус | — | Iodine, salt, hot spices and coarse phenols. |
| Финиш | — | Long enough, very iodine, salty, peppery, with an aggressive phenolic component. |
Tar, campfire, some sticking plaster
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| Нос | 81 | Young, no complexity |
| Вкус | 75 | |
| Финиш | 76 | |
For the price of an Ardbeg 10, expected a bit more. Has an Islay feel to it albeit a simple one. Not quite a smokebomb but peat is present. Gentle malt whisky ch surfaces with vanillas and caramels in smoky mix.I don’t think it will replace my Ardbeg 10. Lacks character and punchlines.
Unfortunately, the "citrus note" is missing, as in the previous bottlings. But the whisky is ashier and has a pronounced musty earth note. Not bad, but I like the earlier bottlings better.
Dark golden colour. Oily structure.
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| Нос | 81 | Peat, characteristic of Islay. Earthiness. White pepper. Pinch of salt. Maybe a bit of marine. However, earthiness prevails. Slightly sweet peat. A pinch of spices. Maybe some white pepper. Slightly tarry and asphalt notes. Reminds me of Ardbeg. |
| Вкус | 84 | Sweetish. Peat. Sweet peat. Earthiness. Forest. Forest litter. A pinch of spices. White pepper. There is some oiliness. Caramel. Salty caramel. Toffee, but in a salty edition. Greasiness. |
| Финиш | 83 | Greasiness. Caramel. Salty caramel. Peat. Sweet peat. Spices. Black pepper. Earthiness. Toffee. Oiliness. Forest litter. Quite a long finish. |
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| Нос | — | Smoke, wet wood, some strawberries, caramel, peaches, candied orange peel, after a while the fruity aroma disappears, tire, grease, gauze, bandages, in the background some gingerbread and chocolate. |
| Вкус | — | Smoke, ash, a bit of pepper, dark chocolate, a bit of salt, burnt skin from meat such as bacon, unburnt wood |
| Финиш | — | Smoke, dark chocolate, ash, rubber, a hint of basil, wet earth, a bit of pepper, |
нос 83 · вкус 83 · финиш 82
July 2018 - Smokehead. Plasticky oaky nose with little peat. Sweaty socks. Alcoholic vanilla flavour with faint peat at the back of the tongue. Nice breathy peat, quite rounded and smooth. Tasty. (3.5/84)
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| Нос | — | N: salty sea air, dried salty ham, medicinal, thick smoke, pine needles, machine oil, |
| Вкус | — | P: ash, an extinguished piece of burnt wood earthy, rubber bands, smoked vanilla |
| Финиш | — | F: nuts, unfortunately a bit short, earthy, peat and a slight sweetness from (I think) the smoked vanilla). |
A young peat bomb. Nothing should distract from the peaty finish. Fun whisky for a dram or two. Go for the High Voltage of any of the special cask expressions.
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| Нос | 79 | Smokey sweet barbecue. Like being close to a smoker filled with herring while drinking a coke. |
| Вкус | 80 | Sweet and sour mix. Spice, but very little vanilla and no depth (young oak chips?). Iodine, moss, thick smoke, big peat. |
| Финиш | 80 | Big, big peat that lasts for a long time. If you have dram of this after dinner, you will taste it during breakfast. Some lingering sweet and sour mix makes it mouth watering. |
Decent peated malt.
1476) Smokehead, Islay Single Malt (2018)
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| Нос | — | N- The design of previous bottling looks nicer. Initial burst of mossy fresh peat with much ripe fruit holding on it. Ripe peaches, citrus, lemon and zesty. Recedes rather quickly to calm sweetness with earthy grassy notes and touch of metallic. (85/19) |
| Вкус | — | P- Not as fresh as the nose suggested. Underwhelming thin texture, with ginger spices, traces of sweetness, some grassy smokes and mossy. Just like the old batch with this is hollowness that fail to fill. (84/18) |
| Финиш | — | F- Short-medium, hint of nuttiness, gently peated dram with thin texture for entry level, make for easy quaff. Not as scary as the skull. (85/19) B/B- 83/18 More fresh peat than peated. Weighted Rate- 74pt — at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur. |
Inexpressive aroma, somehow rustic, flat ... Well, with a stretch I will say that the taste is not bad and there is some kind of aftertaste, it saves this malt))
Tested as part of a sample collection. A worthwhile purchase for the price. Detailed review to follow…
The nose is somewhat enjoyable but it fell flat once I took the first sip.
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| Нос | — | Somewhat medicinal with notes of tar, charcoal and diesel, but also a bit funky with a touch of rubber soles and spent matches. Whispers of smoked paprika powder and preserved lemons also. |
| Вкус | — | Lacks a little oomph and the mouthfeel is a bit thin. Notes of sweet barley, rubber and ashes, but also touches of grass and moss. A whiff a caramel. |
| Финиш | — | Ashy, dry and medium in length. |
нос 80 · вкус 80 · финиш 84
It's a decent drink. There are subtle hints of fermentation, but overall, this release is worth considering.
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| Нос | — | Smoked, nuts (chestnuts), smoke. Reminded me of Laphroaig 10, but lighter |
| Вкус | — | Sweet smokiness, smokiness |
Many flavor notes that still need to harmonize. From Islay smokiness to sweet, salty, spicy, and lemony, many are in the running, but they don't quite blend together.
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| Нос | 84 | Strong wood notes and dry, earthy peat smoke, iodine, and sharp spices like pepper and ginger. The finish is sweet with ripe plums and citrus fruits. |
| Вкус | 85 | Intense smoke, perhaps some iodine (I'll check that again later), a brief flash of honey, then pepper and a little sea salt. |
| Финиш | 83 | Spicy, sweet, lemony. Not very complex. |
- the pure "smoke pleasure"! - very nice smoky NAS whisky - soft, round, smoky and also very tasty - a good and tasty 'secret' bottling from Islay - but the alleged extreme smoke character is not at all as strong as the name suggests - from memory similar to the old bottling - for about 30€ a worthwhile NAS whisky with a good PLV
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| Нос | — | intense, slightly sweetish smoke, the smoke is very well integrated |
| Вкус | — | soft and at the same time smoky attack, malty, lots of smoke and sweetness (toffee), very pleasant, despite the intense taste, it retains a tasty character |
| Финиш | — | longer sweet-smoky departure; longer pleasant smoky reverberation |
very easy to drink with a fairly smoky/peppery aftertaste. worth repeating
нос 75 · вкус 80 · финиш 72
Simple: Smoke, Peat and a bit sweet.
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| Нос | 78 | Phenolic peat smoke with tangerines, gooseberries, honey, spices, maritime notes and oak aromas. |
| Вкус | 78 | Peat smoke with notes of nuts, maritime notes, tangerines, honey, spices and oak aromas. |
| Финиш | 79 | Long with peat smoke, tangerines and malty sweetness, maritime notes, spices and oak aromas. |
нос 83 · вкус 85 · финиш 83
Nice smooth soft whisky, with a full taste.
Balance (20) Not bad (82) Go
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| Нос | — | Young, smoky and brazny ... fuel oil and salty ash (20) Go |
| Вкус | — | Watery, fruit and salt, ointment (21) Go |
| Финиш | — | Finish is short, smoky, salt and iodine and mustard (21) Go |
Quite honorable for the price. Lacks a bit of complexity.
The nose offers a nice explosion of vegetal and slightly lemony peat which is the hallmark of a well-known distillery. It's violent, maritime, salty, seaweed, scum, rock with wet lichen, silt, oysters, kelp, iodine. But it's quite sweet all the same with well-balanced citrus fruits, which we find in a relatively smooth, pleasant mouth, with a drizzle of honeyed vanilla, it's like the calm after the storm, everything calms down. 'a blow. The finish is a bit disappointing, very peppery but not so long. Coal, fuel oil, lignite, scorched earth. It's almost caramelized. Not bad at all it must be said, first a very peaty nose that transports you to a Scottish cliff, then a rather nice and pleasant mouth that tames you. The final, on the other hand, is less exciting. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2022/11/smokehead-islay-single-malt.html
нос 87 · вкус 83 · финиш 86
Nose: Copper, sweet cornflakes, fish oil. Salty notes, bacon. A little buttery at the end. Taste: Rich and sweet, vanilla, tropical notes and lime zest. Salted caramels. Finish: Charred, blackberries, mangoes.
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| Нос | — | Heavy smoke, sweet, citrus, ginger |
| Вкус | — | Smoky. Oily, honey, smoked ham, pepper |
| Финиш | — | Long and Smoky Every smoke fan should have tasted it, PLV good |
нос 82 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
I feel a bit young. Similar to Smokey Scott, it seems that Kuila's low ripening characteristics are revealed. Still, the finish is attractive
нос 77 · вкус 79 · финиш 81
A decent fresh smoke for a reasonable price.
нос 83 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
нос 82 · вкус 81 · финиш 83
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