Taster

Nose: Treacly. Icing sugar. American cream soda.

Palate: Good malt background. Vanilla. Liquorice. Slight coal/tar smokiness.

Finish: Soothing rather than aggressive.

Comment: A big whisky, with some of the smokiness I remember.

Score: 8

Taster

Nose: Rich, malty, sweet: nutty toffee, caramelised apple, vanilla, butterscotch. With water, light spice and smoke, balsa wood and a sappy youthfulness.

Palate: A sweet, nutty start, then dries. Good weight with slightly hard spirit. Decent balance.

Finish: Dry, fresh.

Comment: It just might benefit from a little more time in the cask.

Score: 7.5