Nose

Malty. Honey Smacks cereal. Barley sugar. Fruit after a while. Tinned peaches, stewed pears. Elegant oak, a polished floor note. Complex. Nut biscuits. Gentle spices; long peppercorn, coriander.

Palate

Smooth at first then oak speaks up. But in the most refined way. Honey, beewax. Greengage jam. Ground ginger. Drying on spices.

Finish

Lingering. Spicy and oaky. Slowly fading on dry almond.

Comment

A superb whisky, rich, deep, complex, with a mature oakiness. I would avoid water personally.