Taster

Nose: Peat in the jar ! The kiln the day after or the bonfire going out under a drizzle. Touch of barley sugar and vanilla.

Palate: Sweet and smooth. Smoked haddock. Lemon drops. Cereal bowl.

Finish: Short and vanishing on smoke.

Comment: A pleasant young islander (an Ileach obviously). Refreshing,wrapped in\rsmoke,easygoing. To quench the thirst after a walk.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Sooty and oily,like an old Hornby train engine. There are some citrus notes too.

Palate: Big,powerful and oily but with sweet pear and tinned exotic fruits mixed up\rin the coal dust and holding their own in the smoke.A powerful double act.

Finish: Long,with more of the tinned pear and charcoal.

Comment: A monster. It's rare to get independent bottlings from Islay this good. Up there with the big boys.

Score: 9.2