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Date: 4/2 2009
Apperance: Very pale gold with a light pink nuance (surely refill casks)
Nose: Round and winey. Wood coal, paraffin oil and antiseptics. Some dry smoke and a delicate maltiness. Despite some alcohol associated aromas it's not particularly prickly. With dilution the smoke comes out a little more and the bouquet becomes bigger and more rounded. The undiluted dram felt very immature and edgy for it's age, but now it feels more well matured. There's a delicate solvent fruityness behind the smoke, which now feels more like wet peat smoke.
Body: Light to medium, but very oily
Palate: The undiluted spirit is very sharp and hard with warm tones of burnt rubber and balanced sweetness with a reasonably long finish. Diluted it becomes more pleasant! and sophisticated. A soft, peaty bear hug rolls in towards the finish.
2009