85
- Nose
- Musty. A walk in a pinetree forest on a rainy day. Damp walls. Develops into creamy aromas. Vanilla toffee. Hint of polished floor.
- Palate
- Lusciously sweet with a tender bitter sour bit (sloe). Syrupy. Butterscotch. Turns tickling. Sherbety. Nutmeg and ginger.
- Finish
- Creamy, spicy, everlasting.
- Comment
- Quite a character. Water mellows the spicy burn. Would match well with a chicken “à la crème”.
75
- Nose
- Fresh and clean with a sweet hay note. There's also oak, light peach and coconut. In time a smokiness emerges. Citric and zesty with water.
- Palate
- Good intensity with fine grip showing good balance between the char and a mouthcoating, sweet, sensual mid-palate of nougat, cream, tinned fruit and orange blossom honey.
- Finish
- Light smoke. The sweet citrus notes return.
- Comment
- This delivers on palate rather than nose. Oak is just a little hard though.
Whisky Magazine Issue 54
Icons of Whisky 2006 - Islay & Jura guide - Grain whisky - Bourbon's future - Cask strength Higlanders - Deanston.
Published March 2006.
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