From Billy Abbott (The Whisky Exchange)

• Nose Smouldering pine trees, sweet and sour apples, fruity Refresher chews and leafy mint. Wax-polished oak and vanilla toffee are balanced by gentle hints of tarred rope. More fruity notes build, with the apples joined by candied lemon, Seville orange and white-wine-poached pears. Leafy herbs sit at the back: citrusy tarragon, sweet fennel and spicy rosemary.
• Palate A base of sweet-and-rich earthy peat smoke sits beneath stewed orchard fruit, freshly cut grass, damp oak and cinnamon-spiced sugar cookies. Apple skin and dry oak spice are balanced by waxed tables and damp wood. Tropical fruit notes of sweet pineapple develop along with fragrant meadow flowers – albeit with a bonfire on the other side of the field. Clove and cinnamon build, accompanied by aniseed and brown sugar.
• Finish Damp leaves and dying bonfires lead to baked apples, sweet liquorice and mint. Soft tarry notes linger.
• Comment Sweet Highland peat and fruity spirit combine to create a complex smoky dram. A balance of darkness and light, but coming out in favour of the latter – just how things should be on Black Friday.