Nose

A heady mix of antiseptic and damp woodland moss, smoked salmon and crispy cooked bacon, brown bread and honey sweetness. Beef searing on a skillet.

Palate

Full on smoke, wood bonfires. A white pepper prickle and huge dried chilli spice. Water softens, sweetens up and mellows that chilli. Smoked seasalt too.

Finish

Dries on seaweed and some great tannin notes. The saline edge cuts through and dries too.

Comment

Like doing first aid in a damp forest – a stunning, lovely whisky.