Taster

Nose: Rich, oily with a meaty edge. Dubbin. Smoke, fruit and nut and surprisingly fragrant top notes.

Palate: Oily rather than silky texture: then a nutty smoky bite and citrus. A full-blooded, mouth-coating experience, and for all its robust, meaty nature, quite gentle.

Finish: Long. Meaty.

Comment: Soft yet savoury. Mortlach's little brother and a forgotten classic.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: 'Green' aromas. The forest floor.

Palate: Oily. Nutty. Creamy flavours. Sweet.

Finish: Firm. Robustly spicy. Long.

Comment: One of Speyside's secret delights. But a hard whisky to know. Big flavours, but tightly combined and unyielding.

Score: 8