Taster

Nose: Farm-like. Cowshed, wet straw. Milk parlour. Butyric. A grassy touch. Lemon\rbalm. Sweetmeadow flowers.

Palate: Sweet at first but immediately followed by an oaky grip which releases bitter notes. Getting fizzy. Dry cider. Ginger. Dark chocolate. Sweeter with water but not really palatable.

Finish: Dry and fizzy. Numbs the tongue without water.

Comment: That farmyard profile is a bit too much. And the palate is dour though sweet.\rLacks balance.

Score: 7

Taster

Nose: Shows good maturity. Oak-driven and spicy with soft, sweet, black fruits - blueberry and sloe. Lightly vinous with plum jam, apple, light chocolate, dried cherry. Slightly mossy.

Palate: Balanced. Soft fruits backed with crisp sweet oak. Gentle, fleshy and smooth with a tongue-coating quality. Damson-stone bitterness gives balance and stops it being too jammy.

Finish: Clean, thick, sweet.

Comment: A new land for Glenfiddich and the drinker. Recommended.

Score: 8.3