Tasting Notes
Nose: Charcoal smoke with lemon oil and pine, sweet ginger snaps and a faint coastal, seaweed note.
Palate: Smoky peat with heather honey, lemon and grapefruit, melon and a touch of salt.
Finish: Long and smoky, with dark chocolate, ginger and a gentle chilli warmth.
Summary
This is a 45.8% ABV, non-chill-filtered and naturally coloured Islay single malt from Port Askaig’s current core range. After three years in American oak, the spirit spends five or more years across bourbon barrels, toasted American oak barrels, PX sherry butts and refill hogsheads, for a balanced style of citrus, coastal smoke, sweetness and spice.
Interesting Facts
- Port Askaig is an independent Elixir Distillers brand, first created in 2009; it is named for the village and port on Islay’s north-east coast, the closest port to where the spirit is made, rather than a distillery.
- The supplying Islay distillery is not disclosed.
- Master Blender Oliver Chilton oversees the maturation and blending of Port Askaig expressions.
- The release is bottled without chill filtration or added colouring.
