Nose

Clean, rich, dried fruit, stewed rhubarb, raffia. Weighty, concentrated, slightly fungal, deep. Dries a little with water.

Palate

Instead of a blast of weight this spreads discreetly across the tongue. Good complexity and fine balance. Plenty of black fruits. Best neat, though water shows how deep the flavours are.

Finish

Nutty and slightly astringent.

Comment

A good example of a whisky at the start of its mature phase.