Smokehead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl - 40% - £25 at Amazon

• Smokehead is a heavily-peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky that's intensely rich yet subtly sweet. With immense smoke and notes of sea salt and spice, this is a vigorous whisky that stands out from the crowd
• A whisky that's uncompromising, unexpected and defiantly different, Smokehead embodies a wild spirit that's custom built for outliers
• The First Impression - The aroma of something powerful and fiery awaiting you. Thick, heavy woodsmoke. Rich, earthy peat. Extremes of spice and sweetness. Fresh lemon, zesty ginger, rich plum jam
• The Full-On Flavour -An explosion of breathtaking peppery, peaty heat, soothed by honeyed sweetness, before the smoke comes to the fore again
• The Finale - Exotic spices and a curious citrus tang of mandarin, both lulling you into a false sense of calm as the peat roars back to hit your senses again
• 40 percentage ABV
• A rollercoaster of peat and spice with some delicate sweetness
• Heavy smoke and peat on the nose, with lemon, fresh ginger.
• A taste of cocoa, peat and some honey sweetness then explodes with peppery spice and more earthy peat

Smokehead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is intensely rich yet subtly sweet. With immense smoke and notes of sea salt and spice, this is a vigorous whisky that stands out from the crowd.

Developed by Ian Macleod Distillers in 2006, the Smokehead is an intensely peaty range of single malts from undisclosed distilleries. Since its first release in 2006, there have now been many extensions of the brand, including the 2012 Smokehead Rock Edition as a limited release designed to ‘celebrate its credentials as the rock ‘n’ roll spirit of choice’. In 2009 the brand began a long association with the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards, as well as the Marshall Ultimate Band Contest.