Ileach Cask Strength

Ileach Cask Strength

This bottle has been opened over a year. I dacanted the rest of it into a 200ml jar to preserve the flavor. I pour about 30ml in the glass and add two drops of water to do this review. Nose: Clear and forward, nothing attacking. Tobacco, bacon, lemon peel, smoky sausage, peat and sea wind. Taste: Full body. Warm and intriguing, there are clearly...

Score 86/100

Ileach Cask Strength

I got pretty excited before opening this one. An affordable Islay single malt at cask strength? Great! As usual, I checked the online reviews for this, which are largely positive. I felt like I’d struck gold. Well… Anyway here’s the Ileach. Much like Finlaggan, this is from an undisclosed distillery. There’s something of a debate online about...

Score 72/100

Ileach Cask Strength

When independents put out a single malt without disclosing the distillery, the online reviewers jump over themselves to figure the identity of the distillery. In this case there have been suggestions that this might be Lagavulin or Bowmore. And there are those who postulate that different batches come from different sources. This bottle was opened...

Score 84/100

Ileach Cask Strength

The name is self explanatory. The version at drinking strength was more than okay. This one has a cask strength of 58%, which is considerate. No word on the distillery, although many believe it to be a young Lagavulin. I am not so sure. Undoubtedly many sherry casks were used in the mix, for besides seaweeds and peat, this nose also offers quite...

Score 86/100