Scotch Malt Whisky Society 72.67

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DAFFODILS CAPTURED IN HONEY

This 9 year old Speysider was matured in a 1st fill barrel and comes in at 56.3%.

Flavour profile:  Sweet, fruity & mellow.

Outturn:  226 bottles.

Panel's tasting note:  "A gentle nose, slowly opening from grassy meadows and hay fields to vanilla ice-cream, pears or apple strudel in custard and marshmallow tea-cakes; also wicker baskets and pencil boxes. The smooth, silky palate combines mellow fruitiness (orange, tutti-frutti, strawberries) with sweet things (glazed donuts, candy floss, chocolate-coated raisins) and flickering twinkles of liquorice, pepper and wood on the finish.

The reduced nose – elegant and easy-going – a polished wooden counter in an ice-cream parlour; honey with a memory of sun on daffodils. The palate now much more balanced and integrated – still syrupy, but with hints of citrus and warming spice to complicate it."

750 ml