Michael Jackson
Nose
The fresh flowers by the shore are now being blown by sea air gusting off Loch Indaal.
Palate
More cereal grain oiliness. More fruit. More salt. More of everything.
Finish
Again, salt and iron. Warming and appetising.
Comment
Rounded, balanced and complex. Too expensive to pour on my porridge before an early morning walk on the Big Strand? I'll economise. I'll skip the porridge.
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Dave Broom
Nose
Charming, juicy, gentle and ripe. Succulent fruit (cooked apple, poached pear) balanced oak (vanilla). Water brings out dry bracken, thrift and sea spray.
Palate
Very soft malt. A sweet, succulent, subtly balanced malt that rolls around the mouth.
Finish
Hint of salt, butter and light smoke drifting by.
Comment
Elegant. You'd never guess it's 20 Years Old. Great balance between salt and soft fruit.
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