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This 'secret' Islay single malt from Ian McLeod is a heavily peated, intense and powerful, but affordable Islay malt. The distillery is undisclosed, so have fun with guessing.

This 'secret' Islay single malt from Ian McLeod is a heavily peated, intense and powerful, but affordable Islay malt. The distillery is undisclosed, so have fun with guessing.

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3643
unbekannt-Schottland
Scotland
Single Malt Whisky
43%
0.7 l
Ian MacLeod
Chill filtration - Without Artifical colouring - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 38 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Salt:
Zitrus:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Spices:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Plum:
Plum:
Lime:
Lime:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Vanilla:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Vanilla:
Iodine:
Ham:
Iodine:
Ham:
Caramel:
Seaweed:
Chili:
Lemon Peel:
Honey:
Oak:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Oak:
Malt:
Caramel:
Seaweed:
Honey:
Chili:
Lemon Peel:
Dried Fruit:
Nuts:
Malt:
Sherry:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Herb:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Honey:
Honey:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Maritime Notes:
Chili:
Malt:
Ginger:
Chili:
Malt:
Ginger:
Oak:
Fruit:
Alcohol:
Spices:
Oak:
Alcohol:
Sherry:
Ham:
Banana:
Caramel:
Herbs:
Date:
Orange:
Pear:
Fig:
Medicinal Smoke:
Grape:
Apple:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Hay:
Hay:
Fig:
Pear:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Ham:
Caramel:
Date:
Medicinal Smoke:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Grape:
Banana:
Orange:
Raisin:
Zitrus:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Spices:
Spices:
Chili:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Chili:
Ginger:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Ginger:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Fruit:
Herb:
Hay:
Raisin:
Maritime Notes:
Caramel:
Ham:
Oil:
Seaweed:
Pear:
Alcohol:
Bonfire Smoke:
Banana:
Malt:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Malt:
Banana:
Raisin:
Hay:
Caramel:
Oil:
Ham:
Bonfire Smoke:
Seaweed:
Pear:
Maritime Notes:
Alcohol:
Fruit:
Lemon:
Sherry:

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Comment:
For some reason, this one reminds me of bacon on the nose & palate. Love this!
eckblicker
29. Apr 2019