Glenlivet Nàdurra 16 Year

Wow, this glass brings me straight to fall. It's like cupping an apple and a pear in either hand and taking big bites out of both, right in the middle of the orchard. Then there's cereal, some oak, and underripe strawberry. Great start. The taste has a bit of a nutmeg and again it's full of pears and apples, but emphasizing the sweeter, riper side of those fruits, which makes this scotch like a liquid fruit tart. Then on top of that, there's coffee, a sweet and salty combination, ginger, oak spices and tannins, and cherry. It finishes with a final rush of orchard fruits, salted caramel, and the heat that I expected given the ABV. For some reason, I hated the new, no age statement Nadurra First Fill. But this one makes up for that. Final note -- this scotch was bottled at cask strength so the proof varied. The one I tried was 60.2%, so on the high end of the spectrum. Thanks to MMMNRice for the sample!