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Colour: Red golden, rosé wine
Nose: Very appealing, the alcohol kicks in very softly, at first a bit heavy on the whiney and definetly a little weak on the malty side, but that’s no loss at all. Later there’s fruit brandy (kirsch, slobovitz, williams christ, you name it), but now, yes, whalenuts marcipane and lots of spices (aniseed, cumin, a little menthol, even red peppers). waldmeister and freshly cut clover. dextrose, very soft hints of peatsmoke. Very very promising and multilayered.
Taste: W/o water very firm and heavy but again very seducing and charming, the peat now being far more marked and mixing beautifully with the fruit notes (woodberries). Soft soapy notes (green apple), but very likeable, comparable to a good armagnac... with water there are always new shades: Again nuts, marcipane and dried fruits, also soft notes of an old leather bag, i could go on like this more and more.
Finish: Now the spices, mentioned above, changing and lingering between themselves and the appealing fruity approach. After a medium long development there’s a prickly peppery pleasure remaining on the tongue.
Conc.: This bottle was bought in Scotland during my last Holidays 2007 (the picture was taken there near Loch Linne) and was a very dear souvenir during the last two years. But alas, every bottle has a last drop.
Price in UK 2007: Sterling 42,00
Tasted on June, 4, 2008
2008