Wemyss Peat Chimney Batch Strength

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whisky • scotch whisky

Peat Chimney is Wemyss’s Islay-centric blended malt. Previously bottled at basement proof (40%) and age stated at first 8, then 12 years, this is their new version which has gone up to a much higher 57%, but lost its age statement. It is a non-chill filtered blend of an undisclosed number of Islay and non-Islay malts.

This is my sixth and final in a series of 6 reviews of Wemyss products.

Distiller: Undisclosed
Distilled: Undisclosed
Bottled: Undisclosed
ABV: 57%
Age: NAS
Cask type: Undisclosed
Source: Pour at Grand Terminus, Bergen, Norway.
Setting: Unblind.

Nose: Popcorn butter, smoked honey glazed ham, papaya/tropical fruit. Shockingly little smoke, though it started appearing as it aired a bit more.
Palate: Boozy. Smoked tropical fruit. Tar.
Finish: Heavy. Sweet yellow fruit, wet charred logs. Deep and rich.
Overall: If I had have tasted this blind I would never have guessed it was an Islay blend, the smoke is very restrained. This is a fruit forward whisky. It’s pretty unique, but if I bought a bottle named “Peat Chimney” off the shelf I would be pretty disappointed with this tropical fruit bomb. Overall I did like it, but the misleading name puts me off, and it’s far from something exceptional.
Rank: 5