Cherry stones, fresh fennel and gentle smoke with a squeeze of lemon. Hints of vanilla on the palate with a rounded, woody finish.

Smoked ham on the nose, with fresh lemon tones and just a hint of rubber. This mellows to give notes of cigar box, curing salts and just a hint of green apple peel. The palate brings lovely tarry elements and a pleasant oily mouthfeel. There is good balance between woodsmoke, lemon, brine and sweet, with … Continued

The nose is spicy-sweet and fruity, spiky green leaves and dog roses with autumnal forests, toffee and rich vanilla sauce. Candied fruit, herbal notes with a minty toffee and hints of pastry. On the palate nuts and spice lead, with hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts and hot cinnamon joined by barly sugar and sharp candied lemons. Toffee, … Continued

A buttery pastry case, lightly dusted with nutmeg ready for a custard filling, or perhaps almond oil and oak shavings. Sour apples, spiced pears, ripe melon and orange peel, before an intense brown sugar sweetness builds. Apples and pastry persist on the palate, now caramelised and bitter-sweet.

Vanilla and pear with soft spices on the nose. Refreshing nectarine with tropical fruit, with suble roasted coffee, clove and ginger. A memorable finish of sultanas and black toffee.

Citrus peels, ginger snap biscuits, apricot aromas drift toward fruit salad.Then wood comes to the fore and water helps release baked fruit. A complicated palate where the initial nose would lead you to expect plump fruits, what you get is a surprisingly dry element. Adding water brings out the caramelised elements balanced with wood elements.

Tangerine, melted butter and light briny nuances on the nose. More citrus, vanilla custard and a hint of wood smoke on the palate. Invitingly mellow in the finish; a sociable whisky…

Smoked ham on a buttered roll and a paper bag of lemon bonbons. More citrus and vanilla on the palate with a pleasant surge of ashy smoke and light pepper on the finish.

Kippers and brown butter followed by freshly toasted hot cross bun. A breakfast for a cold Scottish morning! The palate is sweet, followed by spicy heat before falling away to peatsmoke and an aniseed, cola finish.