Nose

Pretty oaky stuff: wood notes succeed in dampening the honey onslaught. A puff of smoke?

Palate

Early honey-malt in the true Glenturret tradition, then a wave of pretty big oak that suggests the end was just about nigh when bottled.

Finish

Burnt honeycomb and toffee blends well with the softening oak and that opaque trail of smoke.

Comment

Brinkmanship at its bravest and best: another summer would have done this one in.