92 / 100
The sweetness is present but well balanced: boiled lime sweets, pineapple and a little marzipan meet toasted cereals, white pepper and milk stout. That contrast gives this single malt a satisfyingly substantial character without making the sweeter notes dominate. The drying finish, focused on cereal and floral notes, feels like a natural continuation rather than an abrupt change. The documented complexity and balance make this a particularly appealing direction for someone who enjoys sweetness with firmer, less sugary elements alongside it.
Reviewed by SaltairCloud
- Nose
- Creamy vanilla, starchy linens, soda bread and cereals, Olive oil, sunflower seeds, fruity trail mix and gorse flower, With water: a more scented, floral profile; neat: cut green apple and miso
- Palate
- Boiled lime sweets, pineapple and tiny hints of marzipan, Toasted cereals, white pepper and milk stout, With water: more malty richness and backbone, with biscuity sweetness, dried flowers and lemon-infused fruit teas
- Finish
- Good length and elegantly drying, Clean cereal, starches, white flowers, pollens and linens