Taster

Nose: Soft. Fresh. Heather. Grass. Sweet. Vanilla. Oak.

Palate: Very malty. Cookie-like. Pale toast. Very dry. Some bitter-orange marmalade.

Finish: Cereal grain. Some peat. Earthy.

Comment: The confident virtues of a good Speyside whisky: malt, heather and peat. Well-combined but without either refinements or flourishes.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Assertive maltiness with cooked apple, sweet hay and an intense fragrant/perfumed lift. Delicate but seductive.

Palate: A sweet, perfumed start then that dry malt/nut cuts through to balance well. Some smoke.

Finish: Dry, hay like. Crisp malt.

Comment: A gorgeous, refreshing summery glass.

Score: 9