87 / 100
There is a clear contrast here between roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate and toasted oak, and the sweeter baked apple and vanilla pod. The finish keeps toffee and blackcurrant in view with oak. That mix gives the notes a composed, layered direction, though the listed flavours are quite varied. The 62.7% strength is stated plainly, and the cask-strength designation is explicit. This reads as a substantial, structured style rather than a simple fruit-led malt.
Reviewed by sunbeam.postcard
- Nose
- Forest fruit, Autumnal spices, Lemon zest
- Palate
- Roasted hazelnuts, Dark chocolate, Toasted oak, Vanilla pod, Baked apple, Citrus fruit
- Finish
- Toffee, Blackcurrant, Oak