Hillside 25yo 1970/1995 Rare Malts

Hillside 25yo 1970/1995 Rare Malts

Official bottling
Single malt - East Highlands
Pinewood
60% ABV
Dram

Nose: Leather, pine nuts, tobacco leaf, lemon zest, mint, sea salt, kiwi fruit. With water, peat drops, strawberries, magic marker. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, cool, slippery, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Pine nuts, leather, kiwi fruit, gooseberries, sea salt, toasted sourdough bread, hints of coffee. With water, sweeter, strawberries, honeydew melon, toasted sourdough, hints of pear drops. 
Finish: Long. White grapes, gooseberries, coffee, mint. 

Comments: 

Bottle 2915. Oof - very strong old Glen Esk, but why do these Rare Malts bottlings have a label recommending 2 parts whisky to 1 part water?? This one is delicious neat, lots of fruit married to some savoury leather. Not as much old bottle effect as the sister bottling. Still delicious though, highly enjoyable. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot.