Blair Athol 12 y.o. flora & fauna series

On the nose: Apple, toffee and vanilla, Angelica, saffron, baked apples, peaches, lily, buttery toast, brandy-soaked raisins.

In the mouth: Juicy fresh apples, bitter orange zest, toffee, apple peelings, a deeper stewed apple note. Then slightly sour apple and homemade digestive biscuits. Butterscotch, marzipan. Very smooth and gentle, but welcome warming sensation. More apple, some apricot jam, this light toffee and a little vanilla custard. Pear frangipane tart dressed with toasted flaked almond. Slightly floral. Dusty vanilla.