Tastes

Honey and light smoke on the nose. Plenty of citrus and dried fruit in pleasent mouthful. Short oaky finish, but pleasent overall.

Cherry wood, vanilla and ethanol on the nose. Palate is smooth, slightly fruity but mostly muted. Finish is a bit spicy, but otherwise short. This is a classic whiskey for me, but for all the wrong reasons, as it manages to feature something unpleasant from start to end.

Honey, orchard fruit and some ginger notes on the nose. Toasted cereal and gentle spice on the palate. Light and sweet finish. Not bad.

Somewhat floral, with a little raisin there from the Sherry cask, but otherwise a lot of alcohol hitting the nostrils. Although fairly muted, there is some citrus (meyer lemons), malt and vanilla on the palate. Decent mouthful, but the finish is short. Unfortunately, there isn't much to this whisky. Maybe it needs a bit more ageing... or maybe serve a better purpose in a good old blended Scotch.

A bouquet of dried fruit and vanilla. Smooth, sweet and nutty palate. Fresh oak notes on the finish are a bit off-key, but all in all a very enjoyable dram.

Peat smoke and pear on the nose, sweet toasted cereal and some spice on the palate. Surprisingly long finish. I'm impressed.

Honey and candied fruit on the nose, and pleasently oily mouthful. Burst of citrus on the palate balanced nicely with a touch of salt and oak spice finish. I could drink this stuff every day.

Light smoke and citrus on the nose. Some honey and vanilla and touch of spice on the palate. Pleasant finish and great-value sipping whisky.

Peat and fresh oak on the nose, with some fruit (bananas) and cinnamon spice on the palate for a fairly robust mouthful. Slightly mentholated on the finish. Overall, the flavours did not come together as nicely as I had hoped.

Dried wine skins on the nose, some dried fruit and sweetness to the palate. Finish is remarkably short. I'm a bit disappointed considering its age and price tag.