Another cracker from one of Speyside’s greatest distilleries, this time a 1966 single cask bottled at 43 years by Douglas Laing’s Old Malt Cask series especially for The Whisky Show 2009.

• Nose

  Full blown sherry, with lovely notes of tobacco and cocoa. Chocolate. Quite dry with a nice savory / herbal touch (parsley and mint). Balsamic syrup. Excellent. Water adds some raspberry liqueur. Mouth: the usual raisins, chocolate and orange liqueur. Drying towards the finish (hints of dark tea), with some licorice. Mint again. Finish: very long, spicy and really dry.