Taster

Nose: Very grapey – reminiscent of pisco. Caramel, straw in the sunshine, wet chalk and milk chocolate.

Palate: More grape spirit on the palate. This seems like a pretty young whisky – mainly distillery character and not much wood in there. Caramac sweetness develops into tarmac and stone minerality on the mid-palate, plus some cocoa.

Finish: The cocoa develops into a dark, bitter chocolate finish.

Comment: There’s real interest here, but I’d love to taste a bit more age on the liquid.

Score: 7.4

Taster

Nose: Vibrant. Raspberry jam, ground almonds, but creamy, fresh and delicious! Dried figs, mincemeat, prunes, with fresh dough and apple pie.

Palate: Astounding. Heather honey. Ground almonds, chocolate and damson jam, with blackcurrants, raspberries, figs and prunes. Sauternes, redcurrant, a balsamic acidity. Binding it all is malted barley.

Finish: Endlessly oily, with a tart fruit and syrup contrast. Barley.

Comment: Astonishingly good. Youthful? Who cares. A class act.

Score: 9.4