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Style: Musky Fruits and Spicy Nose: Fat, musky, fruity aroma rising from the glass, take some grape bubblegum and a good crunch of chocolate waffle. Spice not forgiving at this strength, but through the wave awaits some clean malt with a teasing acidic touch to it. Palate: Full strength unleashed on the palate. More grape bubblegum…

[59.1%・3 Years Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Brown sugar and ripe strawberry boiling away and dressed with red rose petals.  Slightly soapy for some reasons with a touch of minerals.  The musky oak casts a heaviness on the nose.. Palate & Finish: The palate is driven by the stickiness and sauciness of the…

[67.1%・2 Years and 9 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: The top note is quite piercing.  A playful dose of bubblegum with a slight squeeze of lemon wedges.  The peat smoke makes a cameo as the vanillin is released. Palate & Finish: Quite a juicy mouthful, a generous injection of maple syrup as…

[66.1%・2 Years and 9 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Quite tight initially, a bit green with the new make still quite evident.  Typical American oak influence combined with the vanilla led by the bourbon cask.  Banana essence with a slight oomph of bonfire in time. Palate & Finish: Very orange-y and drizzled…

[68.9%・3 Years and 9 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: The peat smoke is more prominent in this dram and the charred oak note is more obvious.  The wee strawberry jam character is subtle amidst the custard note with a hint of hand soap. Palate & Finish: A jammy affair, strawberry preserves and…

[64.5%・2 Years and 9 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Quite mellow on the nose for a cask strength Lark.  The bourbon cask is at work here despite being quite a young whisky, syrupy and mahogany driven with Vienna almonds scattered atop the citrus but creamy back bone.  There is some smoke to…

[60.3%・779 Days Old・Bottled in 2016・Dark Valley Bottling・Single Cask Release of 32 Bottles] Nose: Heavily sherried but tilted towards the meaty side of things, it’s thick but perhaps a tad burdensome; black pepper, squid ink, gun powder and dark chocolate all in the mix.  There is a hint of earthy peat smoke with the oak gradually…

[69.3%・3 Years 8 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Sweet sugary cream and french vanilla, oomph of peat fire giving an ashy, herbal vibe with some gunpowder sulphur lurking in the background, sandstone and minerals also in the mix. Palate & Finish: Sticky orange flavoured chocolate and a brush of cupcake icing as…

[68.6%・2 Years 11 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: How marvellous, marshmallow, crisp apples, honey and lemon.  The bourbon cask influence is sublime.  Sanded wood desk at a carpenter’s workshop. Palate & Finish: Vanilla leads the way and brings along generous dose of tropical fruits, syrup poached apples and milk chocolate.  Sandalwood with…

[62.6%・3 Years 3 Months Old・Bottled in 2017・Official Bottling・Single Cask Release] Nose: Cigar burning and oak staves getting charred, sugar crystals turning brown and bubbling.  Hint of cloves, the more lively notes of citrus fruits have been suppressed, quite green still with note of corn syrup. Palate & Finish: Vanilla and green apples setting quite a…