Taster

Nose: Fragrant. Edible seaweed, sweetish, restrained fruit. Aroma of white, uncut peaches.

Palate: Smooth, scenty. Developing notes of tobacco.

Finish: Sitting in a leather armchair, reading Masefield, before a log fire, listening to the tide with a whiff of brine under the weather-warped door.

Comment: Demonstrably an evocative whisky. Salty and winey, but neither as overt as in the comparable Glenmorangie Fino.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Succulent honeyed traits with a briney background.

Palate: Rich nutty, malty and full-bodied with dark chocolate and spice emerging.

Finish: Very lingering, chocolatey and warming. With a late peaty finesse.

Comment: Much enhanced Oban. Perfect with after coffee and brazils.

Score: 9.5