If my memory serves me right, I believe The McGibbon's was a lower strength range from newly deconstructed Douglas Laing. I also remember this one getting a bit of criticism for not being true to the Port Ellen style, when it was first released. Sherry and peat can be a disastrous mix indeed, but also work very well together. The color is brown. It smells a bit of leather, seaweed, dried grains, vinyl, rubber, not a very pungent nose. The taste is sweet, licorice, peat smoke, leather, coffee beans, kopi luwak, not a complex one, by far. Maybe adding water will release some more flavors. Now it turns less demanding, if possible, just some caramel and brown sugar. I'd say, though this is both low strength, oak-drivan and rather young, one would expect much more complexity from a PE. The finish is rubber and peat.
For sherry freaks, not peat-lovers: 6
Next tasting: Talisker Distillery
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