Nose
The nose is soft on salted farm butter, citrus like oranges and even some pink grapefruit, heather (of course, I would say), vanilla and honey and a hint of coconut. It is indeed smokier that the standard 12 Year Old and a lot more complex. Heavy on the sweet peat. Feisty on pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Taste
Good start on the palate, slightly bitter but certainly not oaky, with loads of oranges, but also figs. The Orkney peaty is very prominent now. Caramel and again some coconut.
Finish
The finish is fairly long and remains smoky until the drying death.
