Taster

Nose: Earthy, salty, iodine.

Palate: Very drying, falls away in the middle.

Finish: Stinging. Fresh limes (or does the green-tinged colour suggest that?). Very long saltiness.

Comment: More Islay-like than its Clynelish brothers. Was this some of the last made with highly peated malt?

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: A curiously sweet/dry peatiness. Almost chewy oak/malt resonance that forms an ever greater backbone than the soft but significant smoke.

Palate: Wave upon wave of gentle, slightly crusted peat couched in a sweet bedrock of malt.

Finish: Slightly peppery with drier oaky tones. Almost too beautifully balanced to be true.

Comment: This Brora is close to perfection. To ignore would be your eternal loss.

Score: 9.3