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Nose: something of a potpourri: orange, pear, peach, pineapple candy, berries. Some lavender. White chocolate. Bourbon wood. Vanilla. Something dusty and farmy, but very nice. Also light peat and subtle…

The nose is very light, sweet and floral. Simple and straightforward, but certainly pleasant.The flavour starts light and sweet, like the nose, but then there is a warm wave of spiced-honey spirit. Again…

Nose:Peat of course, undoubted peat, but not too strong. you can smell lots of Citrus notes here, mostly Oranges and kumquat, and hints of spice. definitely an Ardbegian nose in terms of lemons and…

Subtle - fruity, apples and pears. A hint of smoke. Really gentle and light. Not complex, but thoughtfully balanced and very pleasant.The taste is gentle, soft and melts into your mouth. Still subtle,…

The Talisker 18y is a warm and complex bottling of the Talisker distillery. It's not as rough as the 10y, but more warm and soft. The nose is sweet, it contains berries and toffee. And there are little…

Nose is of fine, tight grained oak and floral almost rosey bouquet. Very clear, light golden in colour. Flavours start salty and oceanic with a short finish.

Powerful nose of iodine, peat and paint thinner, becomes muted with a drop of water. Pale yellow colour, with medium body. Medicine-y at first bite, but with water focuses the flavours down to a rich…

Smokey. Forest fire. Colour is a light copper and full bodied. Flavours are walnut and raisiny fruit completely coated in peat and smoke.

Saltwater taffy on the nose. Colour is straight gold with a medium bodied. With some water the peat and iodine comes out stronger.

Sweet; smooth; honey. Not peety or smokey. Reminders of citrus, but smooth with a solid bodied finish.