Rich, luxurious aromas abound of sherry, prunes, cocoa, treacle, cake frosting. Taste profile is oily, creamy, sweet, honeyed, and totally charming in its candy shop splendor. Finishes complex, concentrated, harmonious. A model of malt whisky in its prime.
UBC: 95 pts; WE: 93 pts; WKY: 90 pts.
Tasting Notes
NOSE:
Complex, with distinctive butterscotch, sherried fruit and peat smoke aromas.
PALATE:
Big, full-flavoured, with excellent balance, develops slowly, full of sherry sweet malty tones, and a touch peat smoke.
FINISH:
Long lasting and smooth, with a hint of spice and sherry sweetness.