Staoisha is a heavily peated spirit produced at Bunnahabhain Distillery on the Isle of Islay. Finn was looking forward to bottling this cask for a long time. 

Just three ingredients are the foundation of every malt whisky: water, barley and yeast. Yet this 10 Year Old Staoisha single cask showcases the endless possibilities of flavour that they can create. The heavily peated malt used for producing Staoisha imparts a salty smokiness that is so typical of the Islay region, perfectly complementing the inherent spiciness of the spirit. But what strikes me most about this whisky is an underlying fruitiness that is somewhat unexpected. Over the course of a decade, salty smoke has harmonised with orchard fruits to create a single cask of distinction. It is a delightfully complex example of a simple fact: Bunnahabhain Distillery deserves its place at the top table of Scotch whisky.

Only 242 bottles were produced.