Taster

Nose: Pink Germolene, sultana and nutmeg cookies, burning wet wood, orange juice.

Palate: A thick and juicy texture, sweet and spicy with plenty of peat in between.

Finish: Tea tree and sweet woodsmoke.

Comment: Another region-buster and a good one too.

Score: 8.5

Taster

Nose: Sugary and unmistakably phenolic. School woodwork room aromas of pine resin and glue.

Palate: Sawdust. Charcoal. Smoky wood fires. Sweet and then bitter. A sneeze inducing pepperiness. Pleasant smoke, liquorice. Clean.

Finish: Oily, and less phenolic than the nose would suggest. Appetising smoke.

Comment: Utterly confused here, I thought I was on Speyside.

Score: 8