This full and sweet whisky comes from Dailuaine distillery, which lies in a hollow by the Carron Burn in Banffshire

Tasting Notes:

Appearance: Rich amber, light mahogany 

Nose: Deep and complex, the nose provides aromas of walnuts and butterscotch, dried orange peel, candied lemon peel and green herbs.

Palate:  sweet and warming, offering Highland toffee, sugar-coated almonds, bright citrus, dried fruit and baking spice notes

Finish: Warming, with a light nutty aftertaste.

Land: Scotland

Distillery: Dailuaine

Alcohol by volume: 43%

A rich and sweet whisky from Benrinnes distillery, on the northern shoulder of Ben Rinnes, 700 feet above sea level. 

Tasting Notes:

Appearance: Bright mahogany

Nose: Chocolate liqueurs, well-worn leather, soft smoke and dense floral aromas open on the nose, with pine needles, polished wood and dried fruit underneath 

Palate:  sweet and rich, offering rum-like fruitiness, sultanas, sticky dates and charred, smoky oak.

Finish: Dries out slightly in the finish, where there is also a 'catch' which might be taken for peat-smoke. Medium length, leaving a faintly sherried aftertaste.

Land: Scotland

Distillery: Benrinnes

Alcohol by volume: 43%

Spicy, rich and full, this whisky comes from Blair Athol distillery, on the peaty moorlands in the foothills of the Grampian mountains. 

Tasting Notes:

Appearance: Polished mahogany

Nose: Dry sherry aromas fill the nose, backed up by Muscat grapes, brimstone, dried apricots and treacle toffee.

Palate:  The palate bursts with dried fruit, minty herbs, Madeira wine and vanilla that fade to oak spice, dry pepper and apple crumble 

Finish: A curious sweetness is introduced at the end after the acidity and dryish finish has passed.

Land: Scotland

Distillery: Blair Athol

Alcohol by volume: 43%