Review for - Batch 27 Colour: pale yellow. Nose: Ethanol, vanilla, fruit, some hint of the sea. First sip the initial sweetness quickly makes way for a sour delivery betraying old casks and young undisciplined whisky. There is a bit of fruit and a wine/sherry note that is quiet pleasant and in many ways this is a whisky that could be knocked into shape but as it is I’d say this is a disappointing dram. In Australia this is basically the same price as Johnnie Walker Black, which is a much more complete, complex and focused experience. The ethanol nose and the burn in the finish would make you think this is a blend and not a vatted whisky - strange. Adding water opens it up a little and gave it a longer finish but not all of this was for the better as it also brings the sour finish and bad wood even more into view. So a relatively cheap whisky that can be drunk neat but frankly its not very complex or rewarding enough to warrant going out of your way to do so. I’d give it a score of 85 or 2.5 stars.