Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 38 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.
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Nose
Cedar. Boxes of dim sum. Palate
Cereal grain. Egg fried rice. Macaroon on rice paper. Finish
Sticky rice in banana leaf. Green tea. Comment
Always a complex whisky, hard to pin down. This sample seems to have triggered an oriental mood.
Dave Broom
Nose
Lightly oily note. Floral with soft fruits. Sandalwood, hint of compost, rhum shrub, mace. Succulent, sweet and aromatic. Palate
A nutty shell which cracks open, giving up a burst of flavour, mandarin, sweet spices. Lively, energetic. Light oaky notes. Finish
Juicy and long. Comment
A demonstration of how good this distillery can be.
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