Bottle - Cask # 53.248
Cask No. 53.248, Slapped by Poseidon's glove

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Cask No. 53.248 Lightly peated

Slapped by Poseidon's glove

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2018 ISLAY FESTIVAL BOTTLING

The sound of waves crashing against jagged rocks could be heard from the glass as a heavy mist of salty sea spray smacked the face like a slap from Poseidon's glove. The smoke from burning heather whirled over rock pools before swirling around the thick tar that defiantly protected a sturdy wooden pier leaving lobster nets open to the full ravaging of the sea.

The smoke permeated deep into our senses; a sweet reek that embraced salted caramel and the chewy familiarity of a charcoal pencil. Strong herbal notes stirred from the depths as fennel seeds spun with rosemary, sage and thyme before joining liquorice stick dipped in salt on the finish.

 

Age 11 years
Date Distilled 18 July 2006
Cask Type Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
Region Islay
Outturn 304 bottles
ABV 58 %