Slightly charred hot cross bun, slathered in melting salted butter. This gives on to some pretty perfumed fruit – lychee, Asian pear, green apple. On the palate the malty note continues, along with creamy white chocolate and floral elements.

The smoke is light on the nose, giving the vanilla and white grape notes room to shine (it is almost like a smokey Burgundy). A slightly medicinal smoke really suits the waxy, salty palate – a banging, balanced dram.

Winning mouthfeel, flavour notes of marmalade, toffee apple and vanilla panna cotta. A beautiful marriage of lovely old whisky from the lost distillery of Imperial together with young spirit from a Speyside distillery aged in first fill Bourbon and then re-racked into first fill Oloroso Sherry butts.