Taster

Nose: Clean. Sweetish. Pronounced barley sugar. Some sherry.

Palate: Medium-bodied. Very smooth indeed. Clean, malty, nutty.

Finish: Nice balance of fragrant smoky dryness.

Comment: Almost too perfect. Beautifully put together, but not quite memorable.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Spicy oak tones along with fig rolls, soft baked fruit, Dundee cake and roasted walnut. Hint of rubber.

Palate: Soft, but the weighty spirit holds its own pretty well against the pretty assertive wood. A big fruity boy.

Finish: Tight and a little tannic.

Comment: Substantial. One for a cigar.

Score: 7.3