Taster

Nose: Rich oak. Sweet fruit notes. Dry apricot, damson plums. Walnut stain.

Palate: Syrupy,thick but so astringent. Cocoa beans. So much oak. The dried fruit is covered by a thick coat of dark chocolate. Coffee beans too.

Finish: Dry,bitter,not as long as expected.

Comment: An old fellow which has been drowned in oak. Where is the distillery character?

Score: 7

Taster

Nose: Dense, yet sweet. Mix of coffee,dusty sherried notes. Sooty smoke. Goes deep into leaf mould,carbonised fruits,burnt sticks,then menthol.

Palate: Dry,firm tannic structure. There's residual sweetness here,the cask has had such huge influence. Tight even with water and a little too bitter for me.

Finish: Slightly astringent. Bitter chocolate.

Comment: Just too much cask influence for the sake of balance.

Score: 7