Taster

Nose: Appetising. Bay trees. Seaweed.

Palate: Fruity olive oil. Parsley. Edible seaweed.

Finish: Salty. Smoky. Oaky. Extremely peppery.

Comment: An expressive, arousing, version of this fine malt.

Score: 8.5

Taster

Nose: A crisp, lively nose with gentle spice to the peat-reek. Salty and nutty, chunky iodine, ripe pears.

Palate: Explosive stuff with heavy, chewy peat. Nothing like as complex as the nose but the vanilla does offer a calming diversion.

Finish: Good age with intense vanilla lingering on a higher layer than the deeper, yet sweeter peat.

Comment: This is a very big whisky which has withstood the test of time. Top rate and memorable.

Score: 9