Flaming Heart 2018 Edition

While we nuance each edition, the signature style always remains the same. We have once again combined the rich, bold spiciness of malt whisky aged in heavy-toasted French oak barrels with the evocative smoke of heavy-peated Islay malt whisky, yielding a flavour profile like no other in Scotch whisky: big, bold and hauntingly smoky, but with an alluring ethereal sweetness that calls you back to the glass. In this 2018 edition, we have reintroduced a subtle sherry-cask influence that adds an additional layer of complexity and richness. This is a touch we have used for FLAMING HEART only once before, in the 2012 edition.

Release of 15,050 standard bottles (70/ 75cl). And for the first time, a limited release of 800 large format magnums (1.5L/1.75L). Bottled June 2018. Bottled at 48.9%. Not chill-filtered. Natural colour.

A medium smoky-peaty base is enriched by a sweet maltiness and notes of baking spices and dried fruit. Full on the palate and very long. 94 Points Whisky Advocate - Refined elegant smoke, quayside ropes, liniment oil, waxed lemon, cake mix, ripe peach, and a buoyant maltiness, as Flaming Heart roars back with a vengeance. After the controversy surrounding the 15th Anniversary edition, this time it’s all about the whisky. Sweet tangy orange, bitter peel oils, dark chocolate, clove, peppercorn, and nutmeg glide into menthol, spice, beeswax, and espresso on the finish. Solid gold: this is what they do best.

This is a whisky to enjoy late into the night. Drink it neat or with the addition of water, or try pairing with rich cheeses.