Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 12 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.
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Nose
Peaty, earthy, almost pungent. Palate
Oily. Seed cake. Banana cake. Spicy. Finish
Big. Spicy. Lemon grass. Fragrant peat. Long. Comment
A whisky that starts life with some restraint has certainly developed over the years.
Jim Murray
Nose
Pipe smoke, citrus and waxy leather: beautifully sweet despite the big oak. Overall, somewhat bourbony. Palate
Intense toasted malt-oak intensity before it drifts back off into bourbon-land. Finish
Slightly bitter honeycomb and waxy-though the demerara sweetness continues. Comment
Few malts reach this age intact. This has-and with some considerable panache.
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