Taster

Nose: Meaty, a hint of smoke. Smoked ham. A butyric touch like the lactic smell in\ra dairy.

Palate: Sweet at first then getting bitter. Liquorice root, sugar candy. Over infused tea.

Finish: Dry, oaky with a hint of burnt wood.

Comment: A dour character. Wood is not integrated enough, and the whisky keeps an astringent edge.

Score: 7.3

Taster

Nose: Fat and malty with nuts, malted milk and ham stock (not something that you see in conjunction that often) Light and fairly tight. There's a meatiness all the way through here that with water shifts to cocoa.

Palate: Quite dry and tannic with some mint and lipstick like waxiness. Another\rthat's best with only a little water.

Finish: Fat, but balanced.

Comment: Decent enough.

Score: 7.4