Taster

Nose: White pepper, slightly herbal, a hint of smoke, and green fruit notes

Palate: Big, slightly oily, with gunpowder tea and spicy peat.

Finish: Dry peat and aniseed in the relatively long, spicy finish.

Comment: A confident and robust beside the fireside whisky.

Score: 8.2

Taster

Nose: Gentle, distinctly tropical nose, banana and pineapple.

Palate: More of that tropical theme on the palate: dried mango, pineapple and banana flavours, along with some vanilla.

Finish: A long, complex, resinous finish

Comment: A real tropical fruit bomb of a whisky. Lots to like and savour here if you like things on the sweeter side.

Score: 8.6