Taster

Nose: Cedar. Boxes of dim sum.

Palate: Cereal grain. Egg fried rice. Macaroon on rice paper.

Finish: Sticky rice in banana leaf. Green tea.

Comment: Always a complex whisky, hard to pin down. This sample seems to have triggered an oriental mood.

Score: 7.8

Taster

Nose: Lightly oily note. Floral with soft fruits. Sandalwood, hint of compost, rhum shrub, mace. Succulent, sweet and aromatic.

Palate: A nutty shell which cracks open, giving up a burst of flavour, mandarin, sweet spices. Lively, energetic. Light oaky notes.

Finish: Juicy and long.

Comment: A demonstration of how good this distillery can be.

Score: 8.3