Taster

Nose: Mealy with some sweet grassiness. Apple purée, wet fern and a floral character (lilac). Some toasty oak below. Good creamy sweetness.

Palate: Intense and focused with real lemon tartness to start. Mellows into clotted cream, tangerine and a crisp oak giving balancing grip.

Finish: Surprisingly dry.

Comment: A huge leap in quality from the old 10 Years Old.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Refreshing, fragrant. Fruit cake, crystallised violets. Candyfloss. Liquorice toffee. Very confectionery-like.

Palate: Very much in tune with the nose. Smooth, round and fresh. With water, malt extract.

Finish: Carrying on the same aromatic path. Minty and aniseed lozenges. Oat in the back.

Comment: A very linear aromatic display. No surprise. Just pleasant.

Score: 7.5