83 / 100
The unpeated designation puts this outside my usual smoke-first lane, but the fruit makes a good case for a change of pace. Strawberries and cream alongside milk chocolate give the nose a softer feel, while stewed plums and damsons take the palate toward cooked fruit. The touch of grist and sherried orange peels provides a useful contrast to the sweetness. I like that shift from lighter fruit to darker fruit; it gives the whisky more to say than a single sweet note. The lasting jammy finish is the reservation for my taste: it keeps the sweetness in focus rather than turning toward the smoky character I tend to prefer.
Reviewed by CrumpledRadio
- Nose
- Strawberries and cream, Milk chocolate, A touch of mineral-y barley
- Palate
- Stewed plums and damsons, A touch of grist, Sherried orange peels
- Finish
- Lasting jammy fruit sweetness