I found this whilst searching for "port finish whisky". It has no connection to what we think of as a Port but I am very glad I found it.
The colour is light, very much like healthy urine. The nose is of lemon and salt with no hint of spirit. It packs quite a punch of alcohol on entry but then softens into a warm, mellow and earthy mouthful. The finish is very dry - a bit like licking a rock - but the smoky flavours persist and retain the lemon freshness that initially appeared in the nose. Not a typical Islay in that it lacks the richness and power of some of the better known brands but quite delicious.
Great stuff.
A more reasonably priced 12 year old is available that has a very similar profile but is less intense and I will probably choose to buy that in the future rather than the 19 year old unless I want to spoil myself. I might request the 30 year old for my birthday just to see what all the fuss is about
Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
Very interesting that whisky moves you to write tasting notes...DRT wrote:I found this whilst searching for "port finish whisky". It has no connection to what we think of as a Port but I am very glad I found it.
The colour is light, very much like healthy urine. The nose is of lemon and salt with no hint of spirit. It packs quite a punch of alcohol on entry but then softens into a warm, mellow and earthy mouthful. The finish is very dry - a bit like licking a rock - but the smoky flavours persist and retain the lemon freshness that initially appeared in the nose. Not a typical Islay in that it lacks the richness and power of some of the better known brands but quite delicious.
Great stuff.
A more reasonably priced 12 year old is available that has a very similar profile but is less intense and I will probably choose to buy that in the future rather than the 19 year old unless I want to spoil myself. I might request the 30 year old for my birthday just to see what all the fuss is about
Daniel J.
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Re: Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
Surely not "very interesting"? If so it must be a dull day in Belfastdjewesbury wrote:Very interesting that whisky moves you to write tasting notes...
I wrote this simply because it is an unusual dram that other whisky lovers here might not have encountered.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
DRT wrote:Surely not "very interesting"? If so it must be a dull day in Belfastdjewesbury wrote:Very interesting that whisky moves you to write tasting notes...
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Re: Port Askaig 19 Year Old Islay Malt (50.4%)
I am enjoying a glass of this at the moment and it moved me to look to see if I had posted a TN.
It is clearly not just any old malt that moves me
It is clearly not just any old malt that moves me
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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