Taster

Nose: Dry sherry and lots of natural caramel.

Palate: Big mouthfeel with lots of ripe fruit. Sweet throughout, like sugared plums and custard.

Finish: The longest, most full-bodied finale of all; rich saline oakiness and toasty malt. The rich fruit is never far away.

Comment: A big whisky which shows not all Speysiders are shrinking violets. Beautifully weighted throughout; breathtaking complexity.

Score: 8.5

Taster

Nose: Peaty. Lightly phenolic.

Palate: Sweet, syrupy. Lightly creamy. Developing light floweriness and sugared almonds.

Finish: Peach-stone notes. Attenuated. Dry.

Comment: A little woody. Choice of cask?

Score: 8