Nose: Pears, vegetation. I’m also getting something like grilled meat, but it may be the husband’s dinner (though that shouldn’t appear more forcefully the further I stick my nose down the glass, surely?). Liquorice. Road dust.
With water the vegetation becomes more apparent, with a sweet, flowery note.
Palate: Pleasantly woody, reminscent of a timberyard. A sweet, baked goods kind of note, vanilla and custard. Somewhat grassy, too. Quite complex, but well-rounded.
Conclusion: One I want to drink again. And again. How nice to get a whisky out of Campbeltown that I can wholeheartedly approve of. Massively impressive for being only five years old. It will be interesting to see if age will improve it or if I will want them to keep bottling it young.
Score: 7 out of 10.
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