Tasting Notes
The evocative and charismatic nose made us think of swimming pools, rock pools and whirlpools. Hints of sea air, wet rigging, seawater and beach pebbles mixed with wee touches of coal smoke and antiseptic. Water brought out putty, coastal flowers, pink ointment, motor oil, salt-baked cod and creel nets. A deeply and intensely coastal style of dram. The palate continued this vivid theme with malt vinegar on oily chips, soot, satay sauce, miso paste, salty seaweed crackers and green olives in brine. Reduction brought a few white stone fruits, bone-dry riesling, lemon rind and light waxes, yet it remained coastal and hyper-fresh to the end.