Finlaggan Old Reserve Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Finlaggan Old Reserve

Added on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2008 at 09:35 PM

Bottler:

Vintage Malt Whisky Co.

Age:	N/A	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	40.00 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$18	Availability:	Better Stores

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

Three year old whisky strained through a dirty sock filled with campfire ash.

Andy

$17 + visit to Trader Joe's = The Fin!

A young, bold whisky that seems strained through a fine woolen sock filled with maple charcoals.

This little guy is about as subtle as a kick in the balls. Peat, salt, burn. If smack-upside-the-head could be bottled, it'd taste like this.

Sku

Plenty of peat and good Islay notes on the nose. There is a nice peaty char on the first taste but it's heavily diluted as if it were buried under water. It ends with the flavor of old, wet cigarettes. Probably a Caol Ila, though it has some Lagavulin like characteristics as well.

Fuji

Lots of oily nasty peat on the nose. The malt on this just smells off to me. Gets a bit better on the palate with the peatiness being a bit more clear and leaving a salty finish. I've tried this several times but it always something I dump. I gave my one and only bottle away 90% full 2 years ago. I am reminded why everytime I try it. But I think this will be the last time. Anyone want the rest?

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