Taster

Nose: Charming acacia honey and demerara sugar within a floral theme of pansies and violets.

Palate: Initially enclosed and oaky. Pans out to allow a richer, toffee-cream and intensely malty middle.

Finish: Medium length, simple mixture of oak and barley.

Comment: A well-sculpted malt with a restrained richness and limited complexity. Lovely weight throughout.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Sweetshops. Icing sugar. Liquorice. Very delicate hint of rooty peatiness.

Palate: Silky-smooth. Nougat. Dried apricots. Anis.

Finish: A suggestion of orange. Teasing delicate, gently soothing.

Comment: The flavour metaphors evoke childhood, but this is a very adult, sophisticated malt.

Score: 8.3