Review #109: Port Askaig 16

This dram came from a unidentified Islay distillery so it is really an undisclosed single malt. It is a mix of sherry and bourbon. A little looking on the internet looks like it is Caol Ila but I can't confirm.

Islay - 16- NCF - NCA - $70 - 45.8%

Color - Old Gold

Nose - Smoldering cigar, honey - that smoldering cigar/charcoal/ashes is dense enough to keep anything but honey from popping through.

Palate - Honey, apples, smoke, green tomatoes - a bit thin in mouthfeel

Finish - - Smoldering wood ash, honey, black pepper.

Overall - 5.5 - This is a nice easy drinking peated dram. It is a bit one note, but as I have often said, that is fine if I like that one note. That smoldering ash dominates the nose and finish. The palate it levels out a little bit but there isn't a ton there. Overall, a nice easy drinking dram, but lacks the complexity I would expect from 16 years in the barrel.

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.91

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.22