Taster

Nose: Sweetish. Beeswax. White chocolate. Hint of ginger.

Palate: Satiny. Sweeter, more honeyed than most versions, with the characteristic pears-in-cream emerging.

Finish: Apple wood flavours and light smokiness in a gently rounded conclusion.

Comment: Luxurious, but in a restrained, understated way.

Score: 8.5

Taster

Nose: "Quality Street" dark chocolate sweet with soft lemon inside with kumquats and nuts.

Palate: Delicate malt notes followed by a prickly spice and then a menthol backwash revealing great age.

Finish: Simple and clean. Vanilla at first and then bourbon-style oak notes.

Comment: Rarely does Glenfiddich pass 21 years unscathed by time, but this has done much better than most.

Score: 7.8