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2nd June 2010 |
 Ian
Macleod Distillers’ Islay Single Malt
Scotch Whisky, has been awarded an
International Review of Spirits’ Gold
Medal by the highly respected Beverage
Testing Institute (BTI).
Judged by an expert panel from BTI in
the institution’s Chicago Tasting Room,
Smokehead was awarded an ‘Exceptional’
rating of 91/100 for its explosive,
peaty flavours. With the appearance of
‘bright old gold’, the panel commented
on the Single Malt’s ‘aromas of honeyed
raisin scone, dried peaches and medical
tinctures with a hint of cedar and
mesquite-like smokiness’. The BTI also
enjoyed Smokehead’s ‘good depth and
lingering body’ with ‘subtly complex and
earthy smoked wood, leather and a
prairie grass driven finish’.
Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian
Macleod Distillers, commented; “We are
delighted that Smokehead’s boisterous
and peaty taste has been recognised by
such an internationally respected
institution as the BTI. Combining its
high quality and unique flavours with
the product’s standout designer
packaging, Smokehead has proved a great
success, especially in attracting the
discerning and adventurous ‘modern
drinker’.”
The International Review of Spirits’
Gold Medal for Smokehead’s rich and
complex flavours, follows two Gold
Medals from BTI in the 2009
International Review of Spirits
Packaging Competition. These recognised
the brand’s innovative, bold and modern
packaging in the Creativity and Graphic
Design categories.
Since launching in 2006, Smokehead Islay
Single Malt Scotch Whisky has won a
number of awards for both its
eye-catching packaging and balanced,
seaweedy flavours, including the
Scottish Field Whisky Challenge Gold
Medal and Wine & Spirits Design Awards
for Best Dark Spirit and the overall
Trophy for Design of the Year.
Other products in the range include the
Smokehead Extra Rare 1 litre bottle
(Travel Retail Exclusive) and the
premium 18 Years Old Smokehead Extra
Black.
Founded in 1981, the BTI is one of the
world’s foremost authorities on
alcoholic beverages, independently
reviewing thousands of wines, beers and
spirits every year. With a mission to
create fair and reliable reviews for
consumers, its buying guides have
appeared in many publications including
The New Yorker Magazine, Wine & Spirits
International, CNBC, BBC Radio
International and The Chicago Tribune.
Described as being like a cannonball,
Smokehead is an explosive combination of
peat, smoke and spice with some delicate
sweetness. The single malt flavour is
described as fresh, fruity and immense,
with notes of sherry, iodine, toffee,
smoke and sea salt. The taste hits the
palate at once with cocoa, peat and some
honey sweetness, before exploding with
peppery spice and more earthy peat.
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