88 / 100
This has a lovely sweet-fruit-and-spice thread: apple pie, caramelized pear and vanilla lead into a creamy palate with nutmeg and reduced mandarin juice. The finish sounds especially appealing, turning toward sour pickled ginger and bitter citrus rind rather than simply extending the sweetness. That sweet-to-bitter contrast gives this island single malt some character. No obvious coastal note is documented, but the citrus and spice still make for an engaging direction.
Reviewed by maple.fox
- Nose
- Spicy and honeyed, Apple pie, Vanilla, Caramelized pear
- Palate
- Creamy, Nutmeg, Latte, Caramels, Reduced mandarin juice, Barley sweetness, Woodiness, Ginger
- Finish
- Lengthy and rich, Cask spices, Sour pickled ginger, Bitter citrus rind