Taster

Nose: Fresh with light fruits, preserved lemon, green grapes. Water tames it a little but those high-toned fruity/floral aromas dominate.

Palate: Incredibly sweet to start and also slightly fizzy. It's a lemon sherbet dab! Water doesn't manage to kill this zippiness though there is a slight woody edge.

Finish: Toasty and a little tannic.

Comment: Vibrant, sure wakes you up.

Score: 7.3

Taster

Nose: Lemon curd in a wooden tub. Some cooked notes. Smoky.

Palate: Slippery-smooth. Astonishingly sugary. A real sugar-rush. Then buttery. Like eating breakfast pancakes with fruit.

Finish: Hot, fruity. Himbergeist.

Comment: Lochside was a capricious malt, but it is missed nonetheless.

Score: 7.5