Taster

Nose: The first whisky I've ever come across which smells like hickory-smoked dry roast peanuts. Pimenton. Dense and oily, but that hickory note is all pervading.

Palate: And it's there on the palate as well alongside a slightly artificial rose note. Splits on the palate, between the slick and the dry.

Finish: The slick wins on the finish.

Comment: Just plain odd.

Score: 6.5

Taster

Nose: Discrete. Rather bland. A medicinal touch (tar cream). Wood varnish.

Palate: Sweet. Peaty, medicinal. Hint of seaweed and iodine. But not as pungent as an Islay malt. A cardboardy note.

Finish: Dry; slightly hot. Spicy.

Comment: A marine character but more whispering than speaking up.

Score: 7.3