Islay 6 Year Old Single Minded Douglas Laing

Islay 6 Year Old is part of Douglas Laing's Single Minded series, a range of small batch single malts drawn from different Scotch whisky regions. This one is a young single malt from an undisclosed Islay distillery, matured and bottled by Douglas Laing & Co. Like the rest of the series it is bottled without colouring or chill-filtration, here at 48.4% ABV in a 700ml bottle.

Nose: Islay phenols up front, with coal dust and ash over a sweeter barley base.

Palate: Mouth-coating malty sweetness that moves into camphor and cough drops, with a sugary, lightly smoked character.

Finish: Warming spices, dry leaf smoke and crunched sugar.

Serve: Neat, or with a splash of water.