Taster

Nose: Once the alcohol flashes off the smoke rushes out along with citrus, freshly cut green grass, oyster shells and a youthful bleachy note.

Palate: Good mix of intense leafy smoke and an oily succulent feel. Melon. Fresh fish. Generous and silky.

Finish: Smoky. Lobster creels.

Comment: Just one of a great clutch of smoky drams this time around.

Score: 8.5

Taster

Nose: White/lemon pepper, some cereally sweet oat notes of youth.

Palate: Lemon puff biscuits, vanilla and a leafiness. A chalky smokiness, and maybe like barbecued fish at times.

Finish: A lingering, tingling pepperiness.

Comment: Lively, lip-smacking Islay. More good stuff from Sukhinder and his Whisky Exchange gang.

Score: 8.5