Official bottling
Single malt - North Highlands
Dark gold
55.7% ABV
Dram
Nose: Cucumbers, honeydew melons, roast pork, green peppers, leather, peat, smoke, farmyard, hints of dunnage. With water, yoghurt, leather, honey, hints of green peppers.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, warm, tingly, airy.
Tasting: Bitter sour. Peat, smoke, leather, cucumbers, cocoa nibs, lemon sweets, farmyard, hints of roast pork. With water, saltier, lemon sweets, sea salt, smoke, hints of camphor.
Finish: Long. Dark chocolate, lemon sweets, smoke, leather, hints of roast pork, hints of sea salt.
Comments:
Again, there’s this dirtiness of 1970s Brora, lots of meaty undertones this time. It’s saltier, especially with water, but gets still waxy lemon sweets and some chocolate. Lots of faint camphor that seems to take over on the tongue. Utterly delicious.
Verdict:
I like this a lot.
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