Aberfeldy 16 Year Old 700ml

On the nose: gorgeously honeyed, with exceptionally strong floral notes. Very nice indeed, and very close to the Wemyss Malts single cask I tried a little while ago. So yet again, old-fashioned roses – and intensely so, almost to the point of it being a wax candle interpretation of that scent. Beeswax table polish. Cider – mead, perhaps.

In the mouth: plenty of flavour for the ABV. Fresh fruit rather than dried fruits. Almost like a creamy fruit cocktail, from a tin and drenched in syrup. That battles with a strong malted quality – much like malted milk biscuits. Buttered toast. Apricots. Stewed apples. And honey again – a lot more now. Generally this is well-balanced, although there’s just a touch of light bitterness on the finish that stops it being wonderful. It reminds me of the bitterness you sometimes find in orange marmalade. Just a nice jammy, late-summer whisky.