This is the last Canadian Monday article. I’m not sure what I am going to do with my life not this is over. Probably like a life or something.

Anyway, This is the second single cask peated whisky I mentioned last week. This time its a Moscatel Barrique which is donating the flavour to the original white spirit.

The one thing I did picked up this time when I read the label was that this whisky was explictedly flavoured from the peat from the US state of Washington. That got me intrigued and I am saddened to say I didn’t realise Canada had huge Peat reserves and their associated carbon storage is an important part of the planet general ecosystem.

With this new information though I was even more confused at the use of American peat and not Canadian peat. Turns out it is part of a wider project to compare the two peats in the whisky then ultimately allow consumers to compare both to the more widely experience Scottish peat. Regular readers will of course know not all Scottish peat is the same with mainland and Islay peat being particularly different.

Tasting Notes

Colour – pale yellow

Nose – another light and fruity peated whisky. subtle peat. like a blanket of smoke but almost steam than smoke

Palate – charred peaches and apricot jam and a fizzy slightly off tinned fruit salad. still those shy smoky notes wrapped around everything

Finish– Oak tannic wood on the finish, pepper and chilli flakes

Final Thoughts

Another watered down single cask has been impacted by not being bottled at cask strength. A disappointing end to the run. Overall I think Macaloney’s is a great whisky brand. I was going to write Canadian whisky but actually just across the whole market this is genuinely good whisky. Personally, I prefer the unpeated examples but if you aren’t mad into the smoky stuff you might get a lot of out the extra dimension from the peated ones which isn’t overpowering but still visible. If somewhat shy.