Taster

Nose: A depth of honey aromas. Beeswax. Finally, a balancing flowery dryness and faint smokiness.

Palate: Very slow emergence of flavours. Firm, dryish, honey. Biscuity maltiness. A hint of bitter chocolate. A surge of soft, smokiness, with peat.

Finish: Hint of anis. Satisfying. Long.

Comment: Extraordinary flavour development. An astonishingly complex whisky.

Score: 9.3

Taster

Nose: Slow to open. Elegant and mature. Blue cheese, church halls/hassocks. Light smoke and hint of chocolate.

Palate: Old, but still with a fresh and youthful centre. Good balance.

Finish: Woody, bung cloth.

Comment: Has the extra dimension which sets the finest old whiskies apart.

Score: 8.5