Taster

Nose: Soft and creamy (coconut), acetone, then a hard metallic note reminiscent of aluminium cigar tubes. Peanut brittle. Has some sweetness with water, but there's some young stuff in there.

Palate: Light, soft, grassy. Vanilla, cane juice, apricot jam. With water a nagging harshness.

Finish: Dry raffia, wet reeds.

Comment: Distinctly average. Very disappointing.

Score: 6.8

Taster

Nose: Musky vanilla and mashed linseeds.

Palate: Firm citrus fruitiness, viscous and mouth coating.

Finish: Tonic water dryness, light sherry.

Comment: Not as interesting as it used to be, this brand is teetering on the brink of bland.

Score: 7.3