Staoisha

Staoisha 2013 5YO TSC 59.3% - Second attempt - high ABV but without the peppery burn, very delicate on the nose. Roasted meat, hearty rosemary marinade, lightly grilled over a BBQ - this is more like a meal than a drink, very pleasant summer BBQ haze 4 Smoke, smoke, smoke everywhere, coating every part of your mouth with beautiful Caol Ila-like smoke. I wouldn't call it peat, but smooth BBQ smoke, roasted nuts, rugged masculinity, a slight touch of bitterness but nothing too challenging to swallow. Rating it a bit lower than desired because there's nothing beyond smoke in the taste 2.75 Roasted meat and BBQ - a truly classic beauty 3.5 3.25 Staoisha 2013 5YO 59.3% 3.75 Smoke, Bak Kua, sweet, peppery from the ABV 3.75 raisin sweetness, overwhelming raw heat, creamy milk rolling over your tongue 4 Gentle peat 4