Taster

Nose: Raffia/weetabix to start then dry wood smoke/charred sticks. With water a cooked vegetable note and old trainers.

Palate: Sweet oak when neat. Lightly nutty with a hint of smoke. Water maintains the balance.

Finish: Long and lightly smoky.

Comment: Well balanced. Though peaty it doesn't have the marine phenolics usually encountered on the coast.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Intense. Old parmigiano. Medlars. Then becoming creamier, molasses toffee with a hint of burnt coffee. A touch of sultanas.

Palate: Sweet, velvety. Sticky toffee pudding. Smoky (burnt wood and dry ashes). Getting quite peppery.

Finish: Warm, dry, rather long. Tabasco. A minty touch.

Comment: Quite a nice dram but a bit edgy.

Score: 7.8