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Amalga Heavily Peated, Young & Rowdy

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Producer describes intense fruit sweetness balanced by dry peat smoke, campfire, creosote and medicinal plaster notes.source ↗

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Taste & production evidence

American single maltsource ↗

Tasting descriptions are attributed opinions. Trait tags are editorial indexing for discovery, not measurements or guarantees. Missing traits mean unknown; unpeated malt does not rule out every smoky note.

Producer describes intense fruit sweetness balanced by dry peat smoke, campfire, creosote and medicinal plaster notes.

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producer tasting · Brandon, Amalga Distillery · Checked 2026-09-11source ↗

Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Baird’s heavily peated Scottish malt.; Fermented with saison yeast.

Peated malt

production · Brandon, Amalga Distillery · Checked 2026-09-11source ↗

Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Profile comparison evidence

Spirit base: Single maltsource ↗ · Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Cask treatment: Ex-bourbon caskssource ↗ · Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Bottling strength: 55% ABVsource ↗ · Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

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Edition details

Release scope
Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed.source ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Identity

Source-listed style
Single malt whiskeysource ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Expression

Age statement
2 yearssource ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.
Bottling strength
55% ABVsource ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Production

Grain / recipe
Baird’s heavily peated Scottish malt.source ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.
Distillation / process
Fermented with saison yeast.source ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Maturation

Cask treatment
Ex-Four Roses bourbon barrel filled 4 November 2018.source ↗
Applies to: Young American single malt; no Scottish age qualification is claimed. Release described on the producer page checked 2026-09-11. Batch-specific observations do not apply to every bottling.

Wood & maturation

Producer-listed maturationsource ↗

Cask type: Ex-Four Roses bourbon barrel filled 4 November 2018.

Connected records

distilled atAmalga Distillerysource ↗

Producer explicitly identifies its downtown Juneau tasting room as a production facility with a Vendome copper pot still.

Sources & provenance