Nose Biscuits and almonds with milky fresh hazelnut. Pronounced vanilla and heather honey, St Clement's marmalade and crystallised tropical fruit.
Palate Soft, light brown sugar sweetness and very subtly spiced. There's more of those crystallised fruit notes, particularly pineapple, with the sweetness balanced by oaky tannins. The mouthfeel is wonderfully all-encompassing, very chewy indeed.
Finish Sweet marmalade that turns dryer before the end with distinct woody notes.
Overall A very refined old whisky with great, thick depths to explore.