This is the 10th and most recent expression from CB in my cabinet and I have yet to find one that isn’t tasty. The nose is all fruit, starting with pear and ripe green grapes, and then becoming syrupy sweet fruit cocktail, like pouring a Del Monte fruit cup in the glass. If you keep digging you will find some malt behind all that jammy syrup. The front is kind of like a grain Irish with lots of fruit minus the metallic notes, but the middle and back is reminiscent of a single malt Pot. Palate is quite velvety, with loads of honey and vanilla cream. Give it a moment in the mouth and you can coax out some damp, earthy vegetal flavours which are dusted ever so slightly by pepper and oak. There isn’t enough oil or proof here to just sip and enjoy.. it’s gone too quick. This is one of those drams you need to swish around enough to make Richard Paterson proud. Finish is pretty light and not much to note, just a little cereal and char, and dry enough to make you reach for the glass again to quench your thirst. All in all a good whisky but somewhat simple. Not a must buy but also no regrets having it in the cabinet.