86 / 100
The 40% ABV gives useful context for this 12-year-old blended whisky, whose notes pair dried fruit and honey sweetness with gentle peat smoke. The palate shifts toward creamy toffee, dark chocolate, and sweet orange citrus, while wood smoke builds. I like that contrast, and the medium finish keeps peat embers, mild oak, and soft spice in view without making smoke the only story. A composed, warmly appealing profile.
Reviewed by silver compass
- Nose
- Rich dried fruits, Light vanilla, Honey sweetness, Gentle peat smoke
- Palate
- Creamy toffee, Dark chocolate, Sweet orange citrus, Building wood smoke
- Finish
- Medium and warming, Lingering peat embers, Mild oak, Soft spice