.compass box - peat monster cask strength

Big, smoky, peaty. Larger than life. A monster is what you expect. A monster is what you get.

57.3% abv, €120*
blended malt, non-chill filtered, natural colour

Nose: sweet, honey, smoke, floral, heather, mint, eucalyptus, fruit, warm apple sauce, spicy, cinnamon, cloves, citrus, warm oranges

Palate: sweet, honey, floral, heather, smoke, ash, fruit, warm apple sauce, pears, pear drops, leather, tobacco leaves, citrus, mulled wine, spicy, white pepper, cinnamon

Finish: hot, smoke, long, sweet, honey, floral, honeysuckle, fruit, warm red apples,
Mark: ++++/+ 

Conclusion: As if standing knee-deep in the peat bogs on Islay, looking at the Port Ellen Maltings, the smoke from the chimneys blowing in your face while chewing a handful of the fresh cut you just made, rubbing it all over so you will find enough to run your own maltings for week and a half after. Ow. An apple tree grows on the peat...

More info: Blended from Islay, Mull and heavily peated Speyside malts. Released in February 2014, limited to only 2000 magnums.

*for this price, you get a Magnum sized bottle (1.5 or 1.75 litre). Totally worth it if you are a peat-head like me.

.many thanks to Compass Box for sending us a sample for review