Bacon straight away, but that then fades and gives way to warm bonfire, sweet tobacco and just a note of rubber. With more time in the glass treacle, cereal and pleasant soapiness. The palate is lead by sweet fruit and honey, then peppery heat, and an oily, woodsmoke finish. A complex and evolving whisky.

Salted milk chocolate, pecans drizzled in honey, baked apples with a dusting of icing sugar. A very engaging palate, it asks to be sipped again; light and sweet at first, with malty characters of butter pastry and enduring mouthfeel.

Takes me back to school dinners on the good days you looked forward to – sticky toffee pudding and custard, eating all the mandarin segements out of the fruit salad and nabbing a chocolate bar for the walk home.

Creamy fudge, green apples, oak, slightly salty on the nose. The palate brings vanilla and warm spicy tones. A lovely oily character and hints of nuts and dried fruit.

Oily, salty Arbroath Smokies, drizzled in lemon juice. Sweet maple and a touch of firewood. Let’s go fishing!

Creamy vanilla and light custard, with a dusting of nutmeg; like delicious Portugese natas! Warm vanilla on the palate, followed by a tinge of bitter lemon peel and a tingling of spice. Delicate and pleasing.

Initially lots of salted butterscotch, then some banana sweets and Crunchy Nut Cornflake notes. Milk chocolate,some fruit and a buttery element to the palate, with just a touch of pepper in the finish.

Distillery Note: By maturing the liquid in small batches in five unique casks, we create a liquid that is rich, complex, varied and above all storied. We have created a Laphroaig whisky which uses different aged liquids ranging from 7 to 21 years, allowing us to create the richest possible Laphroaig flavour. As the name suggests, this new offering from Laphroaig … Continued

Iced cinnamon bun, baked apples, prunes on the nose. A sweet and spicy malt with a chocolate edge.