Thanks to /u/Catharticintent and /u/xile_ for samples of this dram. Yup, traded for it twice. I’m smart with a capital D.

This is a continuation of my ongoing series that I’m calling “Scotch Malts, Wife’s Selection”, in which my wife goes through my backlog of SMWS (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) samples that I haven’t reviewed yet, pours them blind, and then I review it blind.

Peat heads will always start in one of the islands. Probably Islay, if we’re being honest. However as you drink more and more, you slowly come to the realization that other parts of the country do, in fact, use this method to malt their barley.

Kinda like when people realize that Canada is really big with multiple different weather patterns and it’s not all just snow and cold all the time.

Granted the last week has made even me wonder about that (the cold…