Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 10 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.
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Nose
Cigar-boxes. Hint of charcoal. Palate
Very firm. Full of flavours, tightly combined. Whole almonds, marzipan. Finish
Very long. Flowery. Violets. Comment
Perhaps encouraged by the dark-orange colour, the descriptors sound sweet but overall effect is one of pithy dryness, with great finesse.
Jim Murray
Nose
Pronounced oak softened by fruity rye and gentle vanilla. A little toffee and honey. Palate
Big, big lift off with a powering oaky-rye surge and an immediate arrival of spice. Toasty towards the middle with the corn arriving late on. Finish
Long, cocoa and oak finale; burnt toast with a spread of honey. Comment
More oak and age than normal. Being small batch, it does vary but is always delicious.
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