87
- Nose
- A full delivery of sweet aromas. Crème brûlée, toffee, vanilla. Chestnut purée, dry raisins. Rich, enticing dessert-like notes.
- Palate
- Sweet and oaky. Opens up on spicy notes. In the back, a sherry influence. Touch of sulphur (not detected on the nose). Plum jam. Dried dates.
- Finish
- Long, lingering. Oak, milk chocolate with nuts and raisins.
- Comment
- A liquid pudding! Rich and old.
80
- Nose
- Cautious at first. Tropical fruits (ripe bananas, flambéed). Faintly minty.
- Palate
- Cool and creamy. Oily. Minty. A mint Kulfi. (Rye-like notes).
- Finish
- More of the same.
- Comment
- Did I tell you how cool, creamy and minty it was?
Whisky Magazine Issue 57
American idols - The legends behind the great brands - The Highlands - The Sma' Still - Speyside history - Sir Iain Noble - Cooley - Silent Stills Tasting - Gotemba - Johnnie Walker Blue.
Published July 2006.
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