Taster

Nose: Caramel, pulped fruit and oak. Not unpleasant, but curiously artificial. Almost brandy-like.

Palate: Fat and fruity, some sweet malt.

Finish: Coffee-biscuit sweetness and mealiness; not bad, but doesn't seem to hang right.

Comment: A weird whisky all round. Pleasing character, but just doesn't feel right.

Score: 6.5

Taster

Nose: Sherryish, perfumy, pear-skins.

Palate: Very sherryish; assertive. Some malty chewiness. Vanilla. Soft, sweet, pear-like fruitiness, moving to a spicy dryness.

Finish: Spicy, perfumy, intensely dry.

Comment: Pittyvaich has always seemed a bit spirity to me, like a Scottish grappa. This version is softened slightly by the sherry.

Score: 6