An Islay Distillery 26 Year Old - Second Witch Witches Series Macbeth Act Two
The Second Witch is one of four smoky whiskies in The Witches series by Macbeth with this stunning and well aged Islay malt expertly crafted by Oliver Chilton. Distilled at a distillery on Islay’s south coast and aged for 28 years in an Oloroso sherry butt and 1st fill bourbon barrel. 750 bottles only, filled at 49.5% vol.
Character Notes by Dave Broom
A dark narcotic boils. Globs of pitch, a pine forest reduced. The cauldron erupts, spitting black lava. Stir in the wormwood and camphor, trailing oak moss, and sphagnum soaked with soldiers’ blood. Now drink this tarry opiate, this entry to a chthonic world.
Released as part of the Macbeth series from Livingstone, that feature illustrations by Sir Quentin Blake and character descriptions for the whiskies by Dave Broom.
Tasting Notes
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Nose
Our Second Witch hails from Islay’s south coast, and encapsulates all the medicinal quality which this iconic malt is known for.
Palate
The marriage between charcoal smoke, rich vanilla and brooding dark dried fruit speaks to the marriage of both bourbon and sherry casks and the wonderful darkness you can find from the long maturation of Islay’s traditional medicine.