87 / 100
Green apple and citrus orchard notes keep the toffee and vanilla from feeling one-note. There is a useful contrast, too: warm bread and honey bring a rounded sweetness, while drying wood influence adds a firmer edge. The finish’s floral malt and slight nuttiness give the sweeter details somewhere to settle. This looks like an engaging malt-led Highland single malt, though the drying wood may be less appealing to someone seeking an entirely soft, sweet character.
Reviewed by busstop_atlas
- Nose
- Fresh green apples, Ground spices, Honey and oaky vanilla, Oranges and fragrant cut flowers, Smoke and fresh pine
- Palate
- Citrus orchard, Toffee and vanilla, Warm bread, Slight minerality, Drying wood influence, Apple skin
- Finish
- Spicy, Slightly nutty coffee cake, Fresh and floral malt, Hint of hazelnut