Back to another Monday and a trip to Macaloney’s distillery in Canada. I don’t really know what we are going to do with our Monday’s when this is over.

This is the actual first peated sample from the “peated” sample selection. The An Aba release is a mix of Bourbon, Oloroso, PX, red wine and virgin oak. That is quite a lot of tools used if I’m honest to also wrap around a peated spirit. I hope it works out but it does have all the red flags of a confused and fussy whisky

Tasting Notes

Colour – Russet

Nose – soft fruits, berry compote, an earth floor and wet wild flowers

Palate – dry charred peated smoke, sweet fruit baskets of summer berries, watery note

Finish – quite a short finish

Final Thoughts

I have been pleasantly surprised throughout this journey with Macaloney’s however this one didn’t click with me at all. It was almost like all the different casks cancelled each other out to produce little flavour at all. Even at 48% ABV it felt over watered and under strength. First misstep for me but after so many options it had to happen eventually.