Secret Spirits Smouldering Secret 8 Year Old
Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch
Bottler: Secret Spirits
Founder: Jonathan and Cindy Bray
Distillery: Caol Ila
Region: Islay, Scotland
Age: 8 years
Distilled: 2011
Bottled: 2019
Cask Type: Single bourbon cask
Alcohol by Volume: 59.5%
Bottle Size: 700ml
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Smouldering Secret 8 Year Old Tasting Notes
Official tasting notes
Nose: Candied fruit, smoke, and fresh sea air. Water brings out peaty, earthy tones.
Palate: Sweet and smoky, notes from the seaside. A few drops of water reveal more peat.
Finish: Warm and tingly fade that trails sweet smoke and peat.
Ed's review
Colour: Natural colour, very pale gold. Oily in the glass, with beads that develop distinctly.
Nose: Peat smoke rising on the coastal breeze. Fresh with saline spray. Lemon citrus meets minerality.
Palate: Full mouthfeel, nice and viscous. Light smoke, lemon, and brine. Alcohol is well integrated. Classic, beautiful Caol Ila.
Finish: A big waft of smoke, then a mineral note, followed last by bright clean spice.
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