Cask No. 85.42 Spicy & dry The superbly clean palate trod

The superbly clean palate trod a thin tightrope between fruity and dry as black cherries

Drinking tip: A picnic aperitif dram

The nose is intriguing and the silky palate shows its 35 years of age

while the palate’s yummy chocolate gingers and Tia Maria got the thumbs up all round

Cask No. 85.42 Spicy & dry The superbly clean palate trodCask No. 85. 42 Put your feet up Speyside, Lossie On the nose neat it was dark, dense and sweet like a mocha cake with a balsamic strawberry whipped cream filling, chocolate icing and topped with crunchy toasted hazelnuts. A lot less sweet on the palate, still dark and sticky but now more like a prune and date cake or spicy oven roasted plums seasoned with cloves and allspice and toasted almonds sprinkled on top. Water released bitter orange,