Taster

Nose: Peaty, smoky, almost sooty.

Palate: Firm, slippery. Treacly, oaky. The oak is big but never overpowering.

Finish: Like eating hard butterscotch flavoured with root ginger, while indulging the odd post-prandial burp of Christmas pudding.

Comment: A beautifully composed, luxurious whisky.

Score: 9.8

Taster

Nose: Toffee and sherry hand in hand, alongside ripe apples and grape. Sweet and sexy.

Palate: Mouth-filling and malty, sandwiched by some fine and extremely clean sherry notes.

Finish: Lingering Oloroso and liquorice; good age but light enough for the malt, spice and smoke finish.

Comment: Magnificent finesse and charm makes this a Macallan to die for.

Score: 9.3