86 / 100
There’s a pleasing link between the fruit-led nose and the palate’s caramelized pear, toffee, and dried fruit. The notes give a clear sense of a rounded, gently spiced French single malt, with subtle herbal and smoky details adding interest rather than taking over. The French oak cask is specified, though no further cask process is established. The short-to-medium finish sounds gentle, so this seems more about easygoing balance than a long, forceful close.
Reviewed by crumpled.fox
- Nose
- Apple, pear, raisins, and citrus with caramel, vanilla, honey, and light chocolate., Subtle herbal freshness, leather, wood polish, tobacco, oats, and faint smoke.
- Palate
- Caramelized pear, creamy toffee, roasted almonds, and dried fruit., Rum raisin, brown sugar, pepper, clove, and liquorice.
- Finish
- Short to medium, clean, and gentle, with soft pepper warmth., Lingering oak, dried fruits, malt sweetness, light dark chocolate, or black-tea bitterness.