Tomintoul 10 Year

$60 Canadian dollars for the bottle. Nose: Spices Honey Fruit Summery Lightly floral Cool water First sip: Honey Vanilla Slight bitter note Finishes smooth. Continuing to sip: Nuts Maybe oak Vanilla, but not overpoweringly sweet Honey Pitted fruit Not very smoky or peaty After a drop of water: Nose gets a bit sweeter Less bitter on the palate, nicely balanced between sweetness and hints of spice Sense of warmth Lack of smoke and peat continues but maybe a taste or sense of charred wood Overall quite enjoyable, I would buy this again.

This wouldn’t be a terrible choice for someone new to Scotch. And it has a bright, fruity nose. But it’s just too watery.

Caramel notes of apple