Taster

Nose: Fresh green apple, vanilla scented candle (before being lit), slightly waxy, fresh peaches, suede jackets and green banana. But the green apple dominates.

Palate: Vanilla takes hold, with the green apples still there but developing into a gooseberry fool. With water, deals a cracking hand of more green fruits and gala melon.

Finish: Some spices but mainly vanilla; more juicy green summer fruits.

Comment: A corker, this one, lots of super-fruits vibes. The sort of dram I can see becoming a cult classic with people who love that fresh fruit vibe. Wonderful.

Score: 9

Taster

Nose: Oily and grainy with dried, oxidised fruit. Wheat flakes and herbal rye-like notes. Youthful and exuberant with the herbal notes intensifying. Honey and creamy oak add sweetness. Water mutes the aromas.

Palate: Soft and oaky. Buckets of creamy vanillins, sweet barley and alcohol! Hints of dried fruit, but the alcohol dominates. Diluted, it becomes watery and vague, Sawdust notes appear.

Finish: Still quite oaked! Water brings out the herbal notes but there’s no taming the alcohol!

Comment: Unbalanced and too alcoholic. Falls apart with water.

Score: 7.4