1970’s The Glendronach 12 Year Old, Green Stumpy Bottle Speyside

Colour: Straw.

Nose: Fruity and even sort of sugary, on tinned pineapples, marshmallows and, well, ‘a newly opened box of Turkish delights’. Also a faint kind of smokiness of smoked tea.

Mouth: Wonderful fruit jams (quinces, plums) and orange marmalade, with quite some spices coming to the front after that (cinnamon, white pepper.) .Lots more ripe apples and just a little mint.

Finish: Medium long, on ripe apples and cinnamon.