Port Askaig Islay Single Malt Whisky

by **Gordon** » 24 Apr 2009, 17:33

Interesting up and coming release featured on Tims Blog on The Whisky Exchange .Looking forward to trying them , i'm intrigued !

by **gallus** » 24 Apr 2009, 19:13

have seen the blog of TWE, beautiful bottles and labels. very intriguing, what's inside? a single or a vatted from different islay distilleries.
probably worth trying gordon.
:Scotland

by **Gordon** » 24 Apr 2009, 19:46

It's a Single Malt , the clues in the title..... :slainte

by **Willie JJ** » 24 Apr 2009, 20:42

Port askaig = Caol Ila maybe?

by **Gordon** » 24 Apr 2009, 20:47

That was my initial thought as well Willie !
Not bad prices for a bottle Either.....
Port Askaig Cask Strength 57.1% £37.99
Port Askaig 17yo 45.8% £49.99
Port Askaig 25yo 45.8% £74.99

by **Willie JJ** » 24 Apr 2009, 20:54

Yeah the CS is roughly comparable with the OB CI CS price and the older bottles look like good value, especially the 25yo.

Tim's tasting note wouldn't put you off the idea of it being CI either.

by **Gordon** » 24 Apr 2009, 21:11

Could be Lagavulin....... :hysterical:

by **mr_fox** » 24 Apr 2009, 21:17

Willie JJ wrote:Port askaig = Caol Ila maybe?

...but with the option to change to any other Islay distillery without having to change the branding, which looks stunning and really like an official distillery bottling. Stunning or boring? Actually I can't quite decide.

by **Gordon** » 24 Apr 2009, 21:28

For those that want a closer look........

Click on Picture for a larger version , Images Copyright of and Courtesy of http://blog.thewhiskyexchange.com .

by **Willie JJ** » 24 Apr 2009, 22:09

mr_fox wrote:
Willie JJ wrote:Port askaig = Caol Ila maybe?

...but with the option to change to any other Islay distillery without having to change the branding, which looks stunning and really like an official distillery bottling. Stunning or boring? Actually I can't quite decide.

Its a bit of a mix between Ardbeg and PE annual release packaging.

by **LongRoad** » 25 Apr 2009, 19:01

Nose: Citrus and sweetness initially, with lemon juice, orange zest, honey and lemon curd. The phenols are restrained, lurking in the background as coal and wet burnt wood. With time more sooty notes emerge, alongside grapefruit, tangerine peel and faint medicine cabinet hints.

Smell like a Laphroaig for me.
Any way very nice bottle and announcement, If I can I will get one of each.

by **Tim F** » 26 Apr 2009, 09:44

Thanks for the kind comments, gents! Glad you like the look of them.

by **borgom** » 26 Apr 2009, 13:47

Please Mr Tim can you tell us which distillery this is from, pleeeeease?!?!?!? :)

by **Tim F** » 27 Apr 2009, 08:53

Sorry, borgom - my lips are sealed. There's been some good guesses, that's all I'm saying :)

by **butephoto** » 27 Apr 2009, 09:31

Very interesting indeed. And good to see that you can still get good whisky at a sensible price!

Looking forward to trying them.

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