Chapter 7 Legends of the Peativerse - 59%
About Legends of the Peativerse
Legends Of The Peativerse is a charity collaboration between Whisky Punks, East City Whisky Club, and Chapter 7; £10 from every sale will go to The Trussell Trust*.
To quote James Angus, this is a "rather strong and punchy Islay / Island based blend" and you may, quite possible, get notes of... Islay and Island TCP, iodine, and peat. Perhaps.
Distilleries: Caol Ila, Williamson, Ledaig, Secret Orkney, Secret Speyside
Age: 7 years old
Bottled: November 2022
Alcohol by Volume: 59%
Limited Edition: 60 Bottles
*The Trussell Trust support a nationwide network of food banks and together they provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.
Tasting notes:
Appearance: Pale straw, forms a thin line before gradually falling as thick, oily legs.
Nose: An immediate hefty waft of dry, earthy, ashy peat smoke followed by barbecued pork, zesty lemon, coastal sea breeze underpinned by subtle medicinal peat.
Palate: Thick, creamy mouthfeel. Dry peat smoke, barbecued meats, smoked fish, lemon citrus, Muscovado sugar, red berries, coastal saltiness, nutty oak and a prickle of white pepper heat. A few drops of water brings out more of that dry smoke and more oaky astringency.
Finish: Soft brown sugar, milk chocolate and coastal salt whilst the peat becomes more medicinal. A few drops of water bring out more chocolate together with increased oaky astringency and maritime brine at the expense of some of that phenolic smokiness.
Summary: Successfully marrying together peated whiskies with such strong individual characteristics is a real skill, and this one has been done so well. The balance is fantastic, allowing those typical Ledaig, Caol Ila and Laphroaig (Williamson) notes to come through without clashing or blurring together and losing definition. If you like your whisky on the peaty side, I’d be very surprised if you didn’t like this.
OK, so £75 isn’t cheap for a 7 year-old blended malt, but in this case £10 goes to a very worthwhile and sadly needed cause. Take that off and you get a very impressive peated whisky for £65 whilst making a donation to charity. At this price and this abv, it’s good value for money and you help make a difference.
There’s only a few bottles left, and are available through Top Whiskies via this link.
