Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 45 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.
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Nose
Medicinal and peaty. Fresh asphalt. Creosote. Smoked salmon. Shortbread pastry. Mint chocolates. Palate
Smooth at start then warming up with a spicy burst of ginger and chilli. Stewed pears. A hint of toffee. Finish
Minty, quickly fading with a smoky sweetness. Comment
Far more interesting than the 10 Years Old versions. It has the freshness and vibrancy of a crisp cold and rainy morning.
Dave Broom
Nose
A big sooty, briny, phenolic nose. Liquorice, stove blacking, hot roads in the sun. Long and phenolic. Big phenols, but balanced. Palate
Drives down hard onto the palate. Coal-like slightly salty. Generous and powerful. Finish
Coal tar. Comment
You feel this is old fashioned, coal-fired, steam driven kind of whisky and its none the worse for that.
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