A rainy, damp and dreary Friday November evening. Working my way through the backlog of samples. This one provide by @GenerouslyPaul. A bit of warming I can use and hopefully this will help. In the glencairn, the nose is faint, almost no detectable aromas. You need to dig and let it open. Lemon peel, orange bitters, honey and wax. Very sparse. The palate slightly thick and is initially sweet. It slowly fades and becomes hot, woody and spicy. Vanilla-honey that becomes black pepper with ginger root and pinewood. The finish is long and highly bitter and course. Lemon zest remains and turns into the sour remains of a bitter Hall lemon cough drop. A warming sensation works it way deep down remains for a fair length; the most redeeming quality of this dram. This is evidently young and still forming. From beginning to end, it’s rather underwhelming; nothing that would make you wanting more. [78/100][Tasted: 11/9/18]