Taster

Nose: Peaty, earthy, almost pungent.

Palate: Oily. Seed cake. Banana cake. Spicy.

Finish: Big. Spicy. Lemon grass. Fragrant peat. Long.

Comment: A whisky that starts life with some restraint has certainly developed over the years.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Pipe smoke, citrus and waxy leather: beautifully sweet despite the big oak. Overall, somewhat bourbony.

Palate: Intense toasted malt-oak intensity before it drifts back off into bourbon-land.

Finish: Slightly bitter honeycomb and waxy-though the demerara sweetness continues.

Comment: Few malts reach this age intact. This has - and with some considerable panache.

Score: 8.8