Taster

Nose: Grassy. Wet straw. fruity, delicate. Custard, fruit yoghurt. Fresh with a zesty hint. Moss. With water, polished floor. Distant smoke.

Palate: Round and sweet at start then dries with a fizzy feel. Alcohol is slightly biting. Baked apples.

Finish: Dry and spicy. A grassy aftertaste.

Comment: The palate does not have the nose delicacy. Water tones the alcohol down but brings out astringency. A Caol Ila? I would never have guessed.

Score: 7.3

Taster

Nose: Young and spirity, a certain amount of acetate, pear drops, film cases. Pine\rnotes, grilled pineapple. Fresh sharp tobacco, a pipe smoked in the distance, green leaves, mango skin.

Palate: Sharp and sweet, honeycomb crunch. Space saucer sweets filled with\rsherbert. Those fruit notes are here as well, lurking.

Finish: Long and spiced.

Comment: The alcohol needs taming to reveal its lush lovely side.

Score: 8.2