Nose: Pears, pears, and green apples. Very fragrant, light and fresh. Deeper sniffs reveal cereal notes (cornflakes?). Some light toffee as well. Touch pf green banans. Like this a lot. Like Old Pulteney 12 with the apple/pear notes on steroids.
Palate: Slightly thinner than I hoped for. You need to take larger sips to get the full body if the whisky. More pears and light vanilla. Some very well rounded spicyness (black pepper). No bitterness/woodyness. Very fresh, almost a white wine quality to it. Touch of minty peat (barely noticeable).
Finish: Pleasant but on the shorter side. No new notes emerges.
Overall: I like this style of fresh whisky. It reminds me of OP12, but with even more pears/apples but with less funky notes (as can be sensed in most OP). I score it 3.5 on the back of the delicate fruity notes which are just lovely (it’s not far away from 3.75). A bit more taste and a stronger finnish and this would have been a really great one.
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