Fife Peaty Potion 7 Year Old 50%

Nose: The neat nose was wonderfully vibrant, full of medicinal tinctures, smouldering heather, zinc oxide and lanolin cream, new leather upholstery, peat embers in a hearth and, underlying all that, some comforting tarry notes and suggestions of a mechanic's tool box. Reduction brought orange oils, camphor, dunnage mustiness, smoked toffee, plums baked with treacle and then big, spicy, marmalade vibes.

Palate: The neat palate was a medley of dark and red fruits, muddled together with wood smoke, dark-grained breads, liquorice root, herbal extracts and chip shop brown sauce. Water evolved the bitterness of expensive dark chocolate, added more dried herbal notes and brought a tangy carbolic edge.

Finish: With peppery warmth and flaming oranges in the finish.