Whiskey One

Silkie The Legendary Dark
by aka Silabh Liag Distillers, Carrick, Co Donegal, Ireland. Style: Blended Irish Whiskey. Strength: 46 % ABV, No Age Statement.

👀Appearance: Copper hues with Irish golden emeralds along the glass and heavy viscosity
👃🏽Nose: Sliced pears, apples and ginger soaked in lemon juice, suede leather, smoked brisket, sweet BBQ sauce, sugar cookie, and white pepper
👅Taste: Smoked burnt ends, white pepper, more pears, apples and ginger, savory minerality, soft leather, and a light brown sugar sweetness.
🏁Finish: A soft welcoming of smoke and lingering salt & pepper. The fruit notes drop off too quick for my liking, yet they’re noticeable enough to still enjoy their subtlety.

🤔Thoughts & Conclusions: I’m a big fan of peated whisk(e)y in general and prefer to get all the smoke! I usually have friends over who aren’t as big a fan of the peated stuff but I still do my best to convert them with something that isn’t so agro. This is one of the bottles I think of to initiate them into the conversation. It’s soft smokey character balanced with orchard fruits help them through the door in my opinion. How do I know? Because I’ve had success with peated Irish whiskeys in the past and the one thing I tend to hear is “Mmm that’s not bad at all…” Yes, yes, you want more don’t you? Hmm Mmmm (I chuckle in that Dracula kinda way). I don’t mean to turn this into dark theatre, but after all this is the ‘Legendary Dark,’ so why not?!?! For the value and availability, this expression is a no-brainer. I recommend this dram for the “Whiskey Novice”, someone who’s looking for a gateway to peated juice 🥃💨 This is a blend of double and triple distilled single malts with soft grain whiskey. Lot 210511.

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