Nose: Brisk and fruity with a waxy edge balanced by icing sugar. Citrus, cereal grains, pears, peaches, melon and apple. There is the faintest note of smoke with a breezy maritime character [This is more noticeable on the dry glass aroma, which is waxy-honeyed and lightly smoky]. Palate: The arrival is all malt and gristy cereal with orange citrus zest notes. As it develops some grassy and orchard fruit flavours come to the front together with barley sugar. There is also a slight tannic waxiness that adds a firm edge to the palate, but it is balanced by yeasty sweetness. Finish: Short. Malty cereal flavours that fall away quickly. A very, very slight smoke on the aftertaste. The best description I can think of for this whisky is "sweetly delicious cereal". Fruit and untoasted grain is the main presence – citrus, pears, peaches, rice flakes. It veers towards being too sweet but is held back by a the light tannic quality. There is an unmistakable presence of Teaninich malt in this blend and the grain whisky component is very fine, as is the oak influence. It has a lot of subtle things going on behind the simple facade that are easy to miss. It certainly stands up to neat tasting. "Above Average" : 83/100 (3.5 stars)