Colour: Pale amber. Tasting notes, undiluted: Nose: Oily with hints of kippers & creosote. Cereal notes with rounding sweet, medicinal elements. Palate: Sweet & medicinal with some floral/birch wood flavours. The smoky/peaty notes begin to build up. With water: Nose: Earthy with leather & tobacco aromas. Floral & medicinal notes with oily, smoky aromas. Palate: Medicinal (germolene) with nutty flavours. Subtle fruitiness interlaced with peaty notes. Body: Complex. Finish: Slight medicinal edge. Cask type: Refill Sherry Casks. Style: A rich & complex expression
- full of Islay character but with some subtle elements.