Silkie Irish whiskey, from Sliabh Liag Distillers, hit the scene solely a pair years in the past, and already the road has expanded to 4 expressions, together with the one we’re tasting at this time, The Legendary Darkish.
This mix begins with a uncommon peated single malt (although to simply 22 ppm of phenols), triple distilled and matured in sherry casks. This malt is mixed with bourbon-aged single malt and grain whiskey that’s been aged in virgin oak.
The outcomes are advanced. The peat is vivid up prime, however not overwhelming, flippantly smoky however candy, with parts of citrus and cherry wooden evident. The “darkness” is delicate on the palate, pushed by a through-line of peat, although it doesn’t really feel overwhelmingly well-integrated right here, including a layer of dusty ash atop a core that evokes almonds, a lightweight contact of stone fruit, and brown sugar. Gently honeyed on the end, the smoke quickly all however disappears, forsaking some notes of toasted bread, baked apples, and — finally — some lingering chimney soot parts late within the recreation.
Peat makes for a enjoyable departure from the everyday world of Irish, for positive, and whereas this bottling is worth it, it doesn’t fairly attain the complexity and magnificence of a launch like Teeling’s Blackpitts.
92 proof.
B+ / $40 (700ml) / silkiewhiskey.com [BUY IT NOW FROM THE WHISKY EXCHANGE]
Silkie Irish Whiskey – The Legendary Darkish
$40
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