Taster

Nose: Typically heady and sweet. Soft ginger and mint make for a complex and attractive nose.

Palate: Surprisingly light at first, then fattens with a malty, slightly bitter oiliness.

Finish: A better balance of oak and malt as the vanilla punches in.

Comment: Interesting stuff. Hardly glorious but unlike any other single malt around with an astonishing array of flavours and mood changes.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Tropical fruit. Water melons. Orange flower water.

Palate: Pleasantly oily. Very light-tasting at first, but with some flavour development. Honeydew melon with ginger.

Finish: Spicy, warming, long, soothing.

Comment: Very scenty and sweet. A restorative. Perhaps after a bath or swim?

Score: 7