88 / 100
The apple and pastry notes give this a clear, warmly sweet character, with toasted nuts adding a welcome contrast. It sounds like a pleasing direction for a Speyside single malt, and the notes make its sherry octave cask character easy to picture.
Reviewed by copper_notebook
- Nose
- Baked pastries and cooked apples, Toasted hazelnuts and honeyed raisins
- Palate
- Buttery shortbread and flaky pastry, Poached apples, jammy fruits and sweet spice
- Finish
- Soft fruits, butter biscuits and mellow oak, Toasted nuts and Madeira cake