Tastes

Nose: Dried vine fruits, orange oil, light brown sugar. Subtle smoke. Palate: Creamy. Light heather honey, smoke starts to develop. A touch of sherry sweetness. Finish: Some baking spices with a lingering smoke like the waft recieved when lifting the lid of a BBQ to check the sausages aren't burning.

Nose: Light soft brown sugar, earthy vanilla, sugared cookies. Palate: Dark chocolate, cookie dough ice cream. Finish: Peppery spice and light oak.

Nose: Dark chocolate, berries, some cooked orchard fruits. Palate: Soft thicker body, red berry fruit, subtle spices. Finish: Slight tannic dryness. Spices increase in intensity.

Nose: Loads of unripe banana and cinnamon. A touch of hay. Palate: Sweet and fruity. Cereals. Subtle citrus. Finish: Lingering fruit sweetness and spice.

Nose: Very light and fruity. Pineapple, honey, some unripe mango. Palate: Creamy mouthfeel. Crisp green apple and sweet pears. Light maple syrup. Finish: More apple on the finish but softened like a cooked apple. Lasting finish of heather honey.

Nose: Plenty of peat and sweet smoke. Some grains. Palate: On the oily side. Sweet BBQ smoke. Honey glazed ham. Finish: The sweetness lingers together with a warming campfire smoke. Notes: The ABV means this has a lot of the peated qualities but without the wallop of Ethanol. That may be a detractor for some but it will be good for anyone who's into sweet scotches looking to branch out to peat.

Nose: Sherry fruit notes. Jammy, sticky sultanas. A faint nuttiness develops. Palate: Sweet sultanas and tropical fruit. The ABV throws it's weight. Finish: Oaky with barrel spiciness. Some chocolately notes. Notes: the nose is vastly more interesting than the palate.

Nose: Light, heather honey, almost neutral. It takes a solid nosing to bring out citrus zest. Edit: Give it 15-20 minutes to breathe and it opens up. Palate: Creamy mouthfeel, caramelised banana, light citrus, peppery heat. Finish: Dried fruits like sultanas, undoubtedly from the sherry cask. A touch of oak.

Nose: Smokier than I anticipated, fresh zingy pineapple, some milk chocolate notes. Palate: Baking spices, mixed berry jam, a touch of chocolate. The smoke starts to develop. Finish: Vanilla shortbread for days. The smoke lingers but it's more sweetened and fragrant like a BBQ sauce.

Nose: Delicate piney wood smoke, spicy rye bread. Palate: Lovely sweet roasted pineapple and mango, honey on rye bread. The smoke brings a slightly meaty quality. It's like a Hawaiian pizza. Finish: Peppery spice, with a lighter tropical fruit finish. It's a bit like a chilli jam.