Product description
Port Askaig is a brand name introduced by Specialty Drinks Ltd. (the company was founded by Sukhinder Singh, the owner of The Whisky Exchange) in 2009.
It is named after the port on the Isle of Islay located very close to Caol Ila Distillery. The company does not disclose, which distillery supplies whisky for Port Askaig brand however many whisky drinkers point to Caol Ila. Each expression within the range is bottled in small batches, always at natural color and without chill-filtration. The 8 years old expression was launched in 2016 as the youngest in the lineup.
Nose: malty with maritime and smoky notes, seaweed, breakfast cereals, lemon peel, vanilla, hints of hay and oak.
Palate: peaty and medicinal, seaweed salad, smoked ham, buttered toast, vanilla, lemon grass, pepper and delicate oaky dryness.
Finish: long and warming, peat smoke, sea salt, black pepper and just a touch of vanilla sweetness.