Nose

Clearly old. Reduced into thick toffee, heathery smoke then stewing quince, rum-soaked sultana and mixed peels. Then it starts to lighten, becoming sumptuously elegant.

Palate

Gentle, sweet start with good layered complexity. Barley sugar, oak, peat,\rtinned apricot this time.

Finish

The fruit rises gently once more. Long and lightly smoky.

Comment

Superb balance. Classic distillery character retained after four decades\r- no mean achievement.