87 / 100
The Bourbon Cask detail is a useful anchor, but the appeal is the fruit-and-malt thread running through the notes. Apple and pear lead into peach and apricot jam, with vanilla custard and creamy toffee alongside. The clean, mildly sweet finish and soft wood spice sound balanced; the stated prickly edge adds a little contrast. A composed Speyside malt that gives the cask detail room without making it the whole story.
Reviewed by sunbeam_atlas
- Nose
- Apple and pear, Honey, vanilla and malty biscuit notes, Oak, light floral perfume, soil and hay
- Palate
- Peach and apricot jam, Vanilla custard, honeyed malt and creamy toffee, Cinnamon spice, delicate oak, earth and heather
- Finish
- Clean and mildly sweet, Fruit and soft wood spice, Prickly