Cask No. 19.83 Texas A lean and refreshing nose

A lean and refreshing nose of fabric

There’s further tertiary notes of light menthol cigarettes

Sublimely complex and mesmerising

Then came handfuls of dried banana chips

The palate was full-on and fantastically deep with spiced fig chutney

Cask No. 19.83 Texas A lean and refreshing noseCelebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Some clichs are clichs for a good reason. So yes, if you think of an apple strudel you think of Vienna, that dough filled with sweet tart apple pieces, fine breadcrumbs, rum soaked raisins, ground cinnamon, lemon juice and icing sugar. It was served with whipped cream and a Wiener melange an espresso with steamed milk, topped off with milk froth. Diluted, we took the Orient Express