82
- Nose
- Distinguished. Intense. Old library. Pot pourri. Dundee cake. Orange flan. Pepper. Fresh almond.
- Palate
- Smooth and silky. Dried apricot. Raisins in rum. Walnut and date biscuit.
- Finish
- Everlasting. Spicy. Ginger. Slowly vanishing on a luscious praline note.
- Comment
- Antique shop aromas. Oak and fruit locked in a sensual embrace.
87
- Nose
- Understated and takes time to open. Almond skin, dried peels, honeycomb, light smoke, bruised apple, nut bowl, wax. Mature.
- Palate
- Lemon, lime, then marzipan, coconut, hay, nutmeg deepening into honey, cooked raspberry.
- Finish
- Anise/basil. Expansive and complex.
- Comment
- A classic example of the understated, elegant approach of the old Chivas blends.
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