Cask No. 63.80 Blended malt loaf and enduring clouds

malt loaf and enduring clouds of heavy wood smoke

refreshing the palate with sweet and savoury notes before sitting down to dinner

The nose presented a deconstructed pear belle Helene – ‘cold pear tart with Chantilly cream and dark chocolate squares’ – we also got caramel

Water brings a squeeze of fresh lemon juice

lashings of more medicine

Cask No. 63.80 Blended malt loaf and enduring cloudsCask No. 63. 80 Stuck to the velcro Speyside, Spey A robust and unctuous aroma greeted us. Sweet raisins, figs, sultanas and a myriad display of sticky dark fruits. Malt loaf, booze soaked Dundee cake, prunes simmered in armagnac, black truffle and balsamic reduction. With water we got sweeter and lighter fruit tones like guava, mango jam, red fruit cordials and then pipe tobacco, damp and musty wine cellars, aged Tokaji and plum wines. The neat