Tasting Note

On the nose: Goodness me! Absolute fruit-grenade of a nose, with the accent strongly on tropical. Pineapple, mango, apricot, guava – they’re all here, in both their fresh and dried forms. There’s burnt orange peel too, with some vanilla and dairy cream on the side. Custard cream biscuits. Woodier aspects impose themselves as the whiskey sits; saw-mill character á la Glen Marnoch. Also pinewood, apple rind, and a deeper, herbal rosemary.

In the mouth: Still a lot of tropical fruit, but it makes way for the malt to impose itself a little more. Deeper than the Glen Marnoch 29; the initial delivery before the juicy fruit kicks in is of dark brown sugar and malty biscuits. Flapjacks and honey. More evidence of char, nutmeg and spicy oak towards the finish. Medium body; as with the Glen Marnoch, it feels a little dilute. Feels more mature than the Glen Marnoch, incidentally, and better balanced, whilst still being sweetish. Towards the finish, a little bitterness and excessive woodiness rears its head. Concludes a little abruptly.