Decadent Drinks Caol Ila 35 Year Old

Nose: quite round, with the waxiness rounding off the initial lemon zest. Then golden melons, sweet pear and a little honey. A good dose of iodine and pebblestones, along with hay, wet fabrics and mineral oils. Subtle ashes in the distance.

Mouth: perfect. Just a little more faded smoke and smouldering peat, but still these lovely fatty notes, sunflower oils and a faint fruitiness. Mid-palate it gets a tad sharper, as oyster juice, hints of white pepper and green tea. Then it returns to hemp, a little tobacco and mocha, always with a salty edge and this sooty undertone.

Finish: medium to long, warming, with more tobacco, warm smoke and medicinal hints.