Portsoy is something quite unusual: a smoky and peaty whisky from northern Scotland. Such whisky was made in the Highlands and Speyside before 1950, before the great demand for unpeated malt from the blended whisky industry closed the malting floors and changed the distilleries' recipes.
Portsoy is something quite unusual: a smoky and peaty whisky from northern Scotland. Such whisky was made in the Highlands and Speyside before 1950, before the great demand for unpeated malt from the blended whisky industry closed the malting floors and changed the distilleries' recipes.
Brownish-yellow.
Nuanced, smoky scent with a distinct oak character, notes of dried figs, hazelnuts, vanilla fudge, straw, dark chocolate, iodine, and orange peel.
Nuanced flavor with pronounced smokiness and oak character, notes of dried figs, hazelnuts, vanilla fudge, straw, dark chocolate, tar, cinnamon, and orange peel.