Islay distillery Port Askaig has released a trio of whiskies to debut their new range touting ‘the gateway to Islay’. The range consists of Port Askaig 8 Years Old, Port Askaig Cask Strength and the Port Askaig 17 Years Old.
Port Askaig 8 Years Old was matured for more than five years, bottled at 45.8% alcohol by volume (91.6 proof) and is said to offer notes of pinewood, seaweed salt and smoke.
Port Askaig Cask Strength was matured in both first-fill toasted bourbon barrels and re-fill American oak hogsheads, bottled at 59.4% alcohol by volume (118.8 proof) and is said to offer notes of citrus, peat smoke and vanilla.
Port Askaig 17 Years Old was matured in American oak casks, bottled at 51.8% alcohol by volume (103.6 proof) and is said to offer notes of caramel, dark chocolate, vanilla and wildflowers.
Port Askaig 8 Years Old is being made available $60 per bottle, Port Askaig Cask Strength is being made available for $55 per bottle and only 9,000 bottles of Port Askaig 17 Years Old are being made available for $150 per bottle.
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