12 years old, distilled 7th August 2007, 60.6% abv, First Fill Ex-Bourbon Hogshead, 228 bottles, dram price B

The nose has dusty summer trails and hedgerows, with hints of toffee and banana. The mouthfeel is thin with no cling. The body has coconut, banana, lemon and then hints of meadows and hot dusty summer days. The finish has lemon, meadow flowers and cinnamon.

Water brings out thin, rapidly expanding whorling that settles quickly into brief mottling. The nose gains pink wafers and more lemon, and loses the hedgerows and dustiness. The body gains pink wafers, more lemon, and some mint leaf. The finish gains pink wafers and some more of the cinnamon heat.

A little too warm for me, but a very good set of flavours - I wish my spice tolerance was higher!

One for summer afternoons.

Technical score: 3.5/5

Personal preference: Just the one dram, thanks.

This whisky was provided by the SMWS in a preview session - thanks to them for that. Full editorial control has been retained in the tasting process.