A rich, intense and fruity Speyside malt, enriched by a finish for 21 months in a 1st fill Pedro Ximenez cask. At the nose it starts with very estery notes, which can be mistaken for spirity intensity even if the alcohol content is comparatively low for a cask strength whisky. It’s also slightly winey, but the main notes are of dried plums and apricots, and raisins. Soft notes of sweet oak and camphor complete the aromatic palette. At the palate, it’s sweet and tannic at the same time. There is plenty of overripe fruit (even tropical ones, like pineapple) and then it develops on herbal notes of strongly infused black tea, cola and bergamot. It’s a very rich and luscious whisky, but never cloying. In the end, the tannic notes take control and it becomes very spicy and peppery.