- Nose
- Fresh fruit, malty and floral as a first impression. Pineapple, unripe banana, apricot, cane sugar, solvent, cardboard, freshly-cut grass, apple juice, cereal, cookie dough, sour cherry, strawberry, vanilla, honey, butterscotch, citrus and a little cinnamon. Very fruity, mostly on bright citrus notes but with a tropical edge. Green bananas, unripe pineapple, hints of peaches. Minty and gingery notes, warm woody notes and pencil shavings. After a while also creamier, almost buttery hints of white chocolate, paraffin and fudge.
- Palate
- Thin to medium mouthfeel and very drinkable for a cask strength whisky. More of the nose as sweet fruit evolves slowly into a malty and floral mass. Apple juice, citrus, kiwi, dried apricot, ginger, vanilla, toffee, baklava, honey, oak, port wine, faint sulfur and a little underlying sherry character. Less complex than the nose and it turns a little too dry for my liking after a few moments. Half fruity, half spicy. Nice creamy / waxy feeling, with vanilla and warm oak. Hints of green tea. Coconut oil. Liquorice. Now more on the citrusy fruits, maybe a bit of banana but far less tropical overall. A bit of nutmeg and peppercorns.
- Finish
- Quite long. The sweet fruit is dominant at first but after a while the classic malty taste is that what lingers. Rather long, with wood spices, peaches and these waxy notes.
