alc./vol: 46%
Proof: 92°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of:
United Kingdom
Made by the owners of Torabhaig distillery on the Isle of Skye, Caisteal Chamuis is a heavily peated blended malt scotch whisky that offers complex layers of smokiness.
Initially aged in refill and first-fill American oak hogshead casks before an ageing period in a combination of new American oak 250-litre barrels with fresh oloroso sherry wine-seasoned European oak heads, and refill hogsheads. After blending, the final finishing period is in smaller 200-litre first fill ex-bourbon barrels.
Review and Tasting
Sampled on 22/12/2022
Appearance:
Clear, pale golden amber.
Aroma:
Smoking embers, earthy peat, seaweed, soy sauce, lemon and vanilla.
Taste:
Chewy smoke and generous maltiness with sweet vanilla, butterscotch, a touch of tar and lemon zesty oak.
Aftertaste:
Long and smoky. Pleasing toasty oak dominates the smoke towards the end.
Overall:
A generous alcohol strength and heavy peating should help make this an assertive whisky, but thanks to clever ageing Caisteal Chamuis is a relatively gentle and sweet giant.
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Size (ml): 700
Wood maturation
Type of wood used for additional maturation 'finishing': American Ex. Bourbon
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