Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 37 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.
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Nose
Sesame toast. Seaweed. Japanese breakfast. Palate
Gritty. Grainy, nutty, salty. Finish
Pepper. Salt. Iron. Minerally. Comment
Bold flavours. "Take me as I am, " it seems to say. I will. Let's live dangerously.
Dave Broom
Nose
Farmyard. Wet grass, fresh mushroom. Wisp of woodsmoke. Becomes oakier (and maltier) with water. Palate
Firm structure. Nut bowl. Malty. Finish
Dry. Melting chocolate. Comment
Pleasant enough. Undemanding.
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