Strathspey Highland Malt 1960’s

Nose: Autumn leaves and Ferrero Rocher. Cooked apples, old varnished wood and a faint, earthy, dusty character. Terry’s Chocolate Orange (the nice dark chocolate ones).

Palate: Medium weight, very soft and gentle mouthfeel. Delicious old tweedy, woody notes – church pews, sugared almonds, brazil nuts, Danish pastries, cold apple pie, vanilla chocolate.

Finish: A decent length, with the apple pie and a soft cinnamon tingle as the autumn leaves creep forward again.

Comment: You can’t ask for more from a whisky like this. So pleasant, so laughably easy to drink, so moreish. A truly autumnal dram, quite perfect for this time of year. To return from a long walk and settle down at twilight by the fire with a film noir or a good book and a hefty glass of this… simply heaven.