Jon, Mark and Robbo's The Fresh Fruity One

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 56 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Light and clean. Hint of butter. Mostly green fruits: melon, pear, unripe banana, lawnmower box. Some sweetness. Seems young. Palate Much softer (and better) than the nose: tinned fruit, firm grainy grip in the middle then easing into Opal Fruit juiciness. Finish Sweet melon balls. Comment Best drunk – and meant to be drunk – mixed. Try with ginger ale, it really works!

Arthur Motley Nose A curious lack of ‘whiskiness’. Alcohol, a gin-like citrus, juniper even . Fizzy kiwis, and a mineral-like quality. Very light. Palate Slightly toffeeish, some melon then a slight bitterness like paracetemol. Finish The sound of one hand clapping. Comment A very clean spirit, but I was left with a sense of absence.