Taster

Nose: Tea tree, a handful of peated malted barley. Apple skins and compost. Damp woodland floor and burning wet leaves. Cigarette ash. Turned a bit grubby with water.

Palate: Sweet, then composty, almost like silage.

Finish: Wet ashtrays.

Comment: Fell apart with water, but fun to tussle with neat.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Clean and limey, scallop shells, brine, fresh salted fish. Slightly plain: hot pebbles on a beach.

Palate: Smoky with light juniper and thyme notes. Sufficient sweetness to offset the sooty smoke.

Finish: Becomes citric, this time lemon, and slightly floral.

Comment: A perfectly decent dram, but just lacks the required interaction between wood and spirit.

Score: 7.8