Finglassie Peated James Eadie 7years Cask #374469

Serge Valentin, Whiskyfun"If everyone starts using 2nd fill casks for finishings, we’re going to agree by default—although it might all start feeling a tad convoluted. Colour: gold. Nose: used motor oil, petrol, roasted almonds, charcoal, damp earth, and… equatorial rainforest (wait, what?). With water: metal notes, silver cutlery, loose change, old copper, and the engine of a vintage car—practically steampunk in a glass. Mouth (neat): insane stuff—concentrated pinewood, wild pepper, Bündnerfleisch, and smoked ham cured over resinous logs. Is any of this even legal? The pepperiness is absolutely off the charts. With water: add coffee, snuff tobacco, and salted mint chocolate to the mix. Utterly bonkers, but in a way, quite loveable. Perhaps it’s time we all saw a therapist—yes, I know we’ve been saying that for twenty years here. Finish: long, mentholated, chocolatey, and smoky. Comments: I feel the brilliant folks at James Eadie ought to include an instruction manual with bottles like this. In multiple languages, please—Mandarin, Russian, Alsatian, you name it. Honestly, this one defies scoring."