Duneville's - Three Crowns Peated Whiskey

An assembly identical to the classic Three Crowns, but with a final refining in peated scotch whiskey barrels from a famous distillery Scottish located on the island of Islay. vintage premium aged malt and grain whiskeys aged in three of the best barrels. Three Crowns is a blend of 50% malt and 50% whiskey of grain aged 8 to 15 years. Unlike many blends which are Typically aged separately, Dunville's blends 8 year old grain and malt and the malt of 15 years together, to age them in Oloroso barrels of first filling for an additional 12 to 18 months. The industry standard would be to age the components separately, the grain being preserved in old bourbon barrels for blending and malt in old bourbon barrels first then in Oloroso. 70cl - 43.5% Tasting notes Nose: The lightest phenol imaginable drifts over the nose like a glider over the Antrim coast. Quiet and barely noticeable unless search, but what it reveals is quite beautiful. Taste: Amazing texture - a blend of light honey and mocha. Finish: Long, slightly fruity, with a nice balance between stone fruits and the influence of sherry, which lingers deliciously before giving way to a rich mocha and that wonderful final kiss of smoke.