Cask No. B9.1 26 – 30 years reveal themselves slowly and speak

reveal themselves slowly and speak to subtlety rather than hyperbole as drams from different Speyside distilleries are tasted

wheat cereals

Leafy notes hit the reduced nose – dandelions

peppered pineapple pieces and pears poached in Cognac

a bonfire of wooden pallets (or freshly charred cask staves)

Cask No. B9.1 26 – 30 years reveal themselves slowly and speakA heady mix of medicated liniments fused wintergreen and camphor with root beer and cinnamon while oily and waxy textures delivered linseed and shoe polish. The palate was a burst of big and bold flavour. An overload of esters delivered rum encounters of the banana kind, followed closely by aniseed and spice. A drop of water caused vanilla ice cream to melt over a banana split in an old engine workshop, where elderflowers and mint leaves stuck to