Taster

Nose: Fragrant smoke, with dryish maltiness.

Palate: Quite full and syrupy, oaky and smoky.

Finish: Remarkable emergence of mint toffee.

Comment: Not quite the complexity of the 1946 and 1948. Oaky woodiness begins to intrude.

Score: 9

Taster

Nose: Cooked apple and lemon citrus, some wood.

Palate: Richer apples, lemons and peat smoke.

Finish: Richly phenolic with fresh lemons and cooked apples.

Comment: The 1937 and 1940 are currently fetching between

Score: 8.8