Nose: Big on apricots, vanilla and banana. Also lemon meringue pie, walnuts and creamy oak. Not complex but quite luscious.
Palate: Nicely spicy, nutmeg/paprika, banana, toffee, vanilla honey, apricots, measured oak.
Finish: Short on apricots, bananas, a little spicy then dry and minerally.
Last word: Not the most complex whisky but nothing off either. Nose is the highlight.
Rating: 82/100
The nose sounds pleasant – I have yet to crack mine, I was primarily going to keep it for further down the track – possibly archive at least one. Perhaps I should give it ago sooner than later and what pleasantries my palate come up with.
Clint
I’d probably crack it Clint. I’ve had number of American White Oak cask Mars that are a fair way better than this one. I think the low abv doesn’t help. Horses for coarse’s, but if I was picking and paying for my own cask I reckon I could have done better.