Penderyn Peated

Penderyn Peated

Penderyn is a tiny Welsh distillery that tends to be quite divisive. This particular expression is no exception. It’s a young malt that’s spent time in both bourbon casks as well as Islay casks that previously housed peated whisky. Online scores and opinions are all over the place, and that’s confusing for people like me who often base their buys...

Score 83/100

Penderyn Peated

Nose: peat of course but quite sweet and accompanied by something musty. It's like a hint of sweaty sock - not dissimilar to the smell you get with some parma ham. Interesting but I can't make up my mind if I like it. Taste: sweeter than I expected given that this is labelled a peated expression, I know that many peaty whiskies are sweet but some...

Score 69/100

Penderyn Peated

I love that Penderyn bottle at 46%, it really lets the whisky showcase itself. The peated expression is very pale. The malted barley is not actually peated but the peat is imparted by storing the spirit in scotch casks that previously held peated Whisky. The nose offers light smoke, floral and melon. On the power the smoke is light but not over...

Score 87/100

Penderyn Peated

A long time ago I posted my notes on the Penderyn Madeira cask, which was a lovely whisky, very sweet, and exotic. A short time afterwards Penderyn distillery were kind enough to send over a sample set consisting of this peated whisky, and a sherried expression. I tasted those a long time ago, but for some reason (senility,backlog) did not post...

Score 73/100