Taster

Nose: Medium-bodied nose with some cakey/malty notes. There's caramel toffee/butterscotch and caramelised fruits. Some oakiness. Water seems to pull it apart slightly.

Palate: Drier than you'd expect from the creamy nose, a hint of prune, a little walnut and chocolate but it's all rather flat with the wood in charge.

Finish: Short.

Comment: Lacks energy.

Score: 6.3

Taster

Nose: Earthy. Wet leaves. Vanilla comes out with time. A hint of peat.

Palate: Very close to a pear spirit. Whereas wood is present on the nose, the palate stands on distillation ground. Pear and crushed fresh almond.

Finish: Short, melting into vanilla syrup.

Comment: Too young? Or a restricted vatting? Not very exciting.

Score: 6.8