Taster

Nose: Mint crème chocolates. Stem ginger. Liqueur chocolates.

Palate: Caramel, rum, crystallised ginger.

Finish: Roasted chestnuts, slightly scorched.

Comment: Full flavours but slightly tired. A Lowlander for Christmas? Well, perhaps for Boxing Day.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Rounded and toasty warm. Light bran, sweet digestive biscuit, choc ice. With water there's dried grass balanced by soft fleshy fruits.

Palate: Sweet start then crisp nutty varnished oak in the middle, then apricot juice towards the back.

Finish: Slightly bitter. Black butter.

Comment: Eminently drinkable.

Score: 7.8