Milroy’s of Soho, the lovely whisky shop from London is back after some rennovation and new management, and they also opened an online store (it’s time!). If you visit London or live around , you must know this lovely whisky shop situated at Greek street in the Soho district of London. They are on a roll with new tastings, and new bottles in stock, and they have quite a few nice Indies by Samaroli, the well known Italian IB. While shopping there recently for a Jura by Samaroli, I spoke to Lee , the manager, and he was kind enough to send a wee sample of this one along with the order, so thanks Lee. This whisky is A blended malt of Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila and Laphroaig, and bares no age statement.
Ferry to Islay [Samaroli] , NAS , 55.1% , £179 / 229 EUR 
Nose: It’s Islay time! big time : quite a lot of peat reek and tar, with soot and smoky bacon, rather “dirty” peat style which I love, some mint leaves, and a touch of fruit : apples and hints of pineapple, salty nuts and caramelized Banana.
Palate: Boom! There’s a lot of peaty goodness going on here, some pear and apple then smoked bacon, medicinal stuff (iodine, bandages), and more peat , ash and soot. tarry rope, creosote , leather and earth, then hints of smoky dried bananas and mocha.
Finish: dry, ashy with the smoky banana , quite earthy too, ash, pepper.
Score: 88/100
This is a very nice whisky, at Cask strength, but I do think 180 quid for a NAS of this quality is a lot, and I mean A LOT of money. Very low VFM.