Tastes

Short bread sweetened peat nose. Briny and earthy peat but doesn't dominate. Easy drinker. Semisweet barley. Plantains, pine nut oil, butter, a touch of vanilla oak. Close, but a step down from Ardnamurchan, as expected. So it's a high quality blend.

IB (Ainneamh) "Boba-Fettercairn" Single Cask 2009-2018 46% Green pear nose. Initially sharpness. Loads of buttercream top off the pears. Good industrial funk similar to AnCnoc. Warming. Drying finish of Baguette crust. Delightful.

Apricots and vanilla wafers nose. Sharp initially followed by a rising soft, vanilla cream. Brown pears, red apples, barley sugar. The heat is present. Lingering, tannic oak on the tongue.

MA selection "The Quiet One" 59.5% Rye spice, oak and maple syrup nose. Astringent, dryness up front. Burnt caramel, semisweet chocolate, barrel spice, rye flour. Warming, dried oak finish. Long finish. Not quite as good as the white label Single Barrels, but still a great pour.

Live oak, allspice, candied ginger, and caramel nose. Soft but decently coating. Bark char, spiced toffee, whole grain bread. Quick, dry, youthful oak finish. Great price point and solid, easy drinking shelfer.