Cask No. 71.44 11 – 15 years artist’s varnish and almond oil

artist’s varnish and almond oil came to the fore closely followed by freshly sawn pine wood and a dew sprinkled Limousine oak forest at dawn

Loads of red berry and chocolate character leads to earthy complexity for a compelling dram

A lot less sweet on the palate

Onto the carrot cake straight and whizzing past the dark chocolate crunchy bar barriers with the smell of burnt treacle

The sorbet did come with caramel wafers

Cask No. 71.44 11 – 15 years artist’s varnish and almond oilCask No. 71. 44 Cumin on a cricket bat Speyside, Lossie The nose was fresh as the morning dew on a wakening daisy, with invigorating but subtle aromas of zingy lemon, mint, grass, pear and milk chews. The palate had tingling, youthful spiciness and apples, pears, pineapples, orange barley sugars and sweet malt feisty but fun; oiled wood and aspirin to finish. On the reduced nose, the sun was definitely up fizzy apple freshness, tinned mandarin