Clydeside Fortnight, 46%

THE REVIEW

Located on the banks of The Clyde in an old pump house with an incredible family history, here we have Clydeside Fortnight. A peated single malt, produced during the two week period of the year where the distillery gets smoky! Aged for six years in refill ex-bourbon casks, this is a bottle of whisky that is perfect for existing peatheads, or those looking to get into the style.

Coming in at 46% with no additional colour of chill filtration, it’s a bountiful aroma and taste that isn’t reliant on peat, it’s simply there to add more complexity and style, something which this six year old single malt has buckets of.

The nose is all sticky honey, sweet peat and baked lemon. Almost like eating lemon curd by a bonfire. The taste brings out more citrus with some touches of tropical fruits like pineapple and kiwi, with that welcome peat smoke dancing around in the background. The finish is soft, warming and gentle with refill barrel spice and a heavier hit of that smokiness – the finish reminds me of those smoke machines at school discos when you were a kid.

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