Taster

Nose: Pine kitchen cleaner gives way to new Christmas tree and that’s about it. There are some sweeter notes hidden away, but they take a while to come out: vanilla, yellow flowers and some petrichor.

Palate: Mille-feuille dusted with icing sugar, clear apple juice and some zest lime tones in the background.

Finish: The lime is dominant with oak giving this good foundations.

Comment: Sweet and a little different.

Score: 7.3

Taster

Nose: Wet tree bark, earthy/mossy notes, deep rich leaf tobacco, molasses and wet paper.

Palate: Cherry pie filling, liquorice, a touch of menthol, and moist oak. Very dry, with only a touch of residual sweetness.

Finish: Sour cherries and tobacco notes coat the palate, with an earthy/rooty spice.

Comment: Definitely one for Dry Manhattans, this. Not as immediate as the other whiskies reviewed from this flavour POV, but I happen to like my Manhattans a little drier…

Score: 8