A darker more golden coloured 12 year old singe malt. Not too strong with a 40% alcohol. The first impression of the nose was of apples, with a mixture of fruits and possibly pear. There was something else there, we were thinking vanilla, but it was pretty subtle and we couldn't pin it down. Carmel, toffee or brown sugar? A little sweetness anyway. Then there's a touch of oak that then comes alive in the palate, as a dry oak taste. Touches of general warm scotch spices. We don't like using terms so vague as spice, but maybe warm winter spices might be as close as we'll willing to go (like things you'll put in mulled wine, a subtle in-the-background ginger, cinnamon, allspice, anise, etc.).
The finish is nice and long, with the previous flavours of the palate and a tiny tinge of orange zest and pear.
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