Taster

Nose: Brittle toffee, orange, lemons, ginger and new leather, plus hazelnuts and slight salt.

Palate: Viscous, with oranges, cinnamon, vanilla toffee and spicy oak.

Finish: Toffee, allspice and black pepper.

Comment: Soft and rounded – a step up from Manse Reserve in being very nearly the complete article.

Score: 8.3

Taster

Nose: Sweet sherry hits the nose first, then honey and dried fruits.

Palate: Oily on the palate with a powerful hit of spice: hot cloves and pepper, but also sweet nutmeg and cinnamon.

Finish: Very long and quite sweet.

Comment: A warming winter whisky, balancing spicy and sweeter \nnotes nicely.

Score: 8.2