Taster

Nose: Green bananas. Tending to dryness with some icing sugar and menthol.

Palate: Tart. Good balance between initial sweetness and later sharp notes. Water releases some fruitiness.

Finish: Soft and slightly papery. Some very late fennel-like bitterness.

Comment: Somehow, fails to progress into anything really characterful.

Score: 7.3

Taster

Nose: Perfumy, floral. Clover. Elderflower. A touch of acacia honey. Frangipani flower. Touch of malt syrup. Gets biscuity. All very appetising.

Palate: Sweet, intriguing. Flavours coil up in a sensuous herbal aromatic display.

Finish: Warm and tender, gingery, with a sweet touch of liquorice. Water reveals peat and smoke.

Comment: Forget your herbal tea. Go for this fantastic Islay potion!

Score: 9