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Tasting notes Serge Valentin 89/100 (WhiskyFun.com)

Colour: pale gold.

Nose: ah, now we have an even more austere Port Ellen, it appears. Much more discrete, even than the M&H’s start, sort of closed. Much grassier, less maritime, less farmy, less resinous… Well, maybe I should have tasted this one as #1, but it’s also the most powerful… Okay, there is something farmy, in fact, as well as nice notes of fresh almonds and a little paraffin and smoke but that’s almost all. Let’s see whether the palate is more expressive…

Mouth: oh yes, indeed, much more happening now! It’s quite close to the 1978 in style, very bold, with lots of crystallized citrus fruits, herbal teas, something very resinous, liquoricy… Lots of oomph in there but it’s very drinkable. Probably not overly complex but extremely coherent. Ah, simple, peaty pleasures… The finish is probably the longest of all, rather coating, on resin and peat plus quite some sweetness. Very, very good again, too bad the nose was a little silent - but again, it had a tricky place after the two other ‘gentle monsters’ we just had. Great whisky anyway.