Cask No. 35.359 26 – 30 years Turkish delight

Turkish delight

The toast and char of this hogshead makes for a delicious start

Onto the carrot cake straight and whizzing past the dark chocolate crunchy bar barriers with the smell of burnt treacle

eucalyptus

Water moves things towards rum

Cask No. 35.359 26 – 30 years Turkish delightWe first noted peach fuzz, American cream soda and gorse flower in this extremely attractive example of a Speyside classic. Green and juicy, we also detected wee hints of nutmeg, cut green apple and chlorophyll. With water the nose became waxier and spicier, with notes of pollen, white pepper and herbal toothpaste. The palate was initially rich, with inklings of linens, sunflower oil, sweet coconut biscuits, macaroon and a wee sprig of lemon thyme.