Difficult as can be to find a good picture at the best of times, this rare selection bottled by Duncan Taylor is largely undocumented across the internet. Luckily, I prevailed thanks to a German connoisseur site www.whizita.de.
Its light colour first had me worried, but this vintage 12 year old is an enjoyable dram. The nose is bursting with the sweetness of caramelized nuts and salt. Hints of spice such as cinnamon and clove close out the aroma.
This is quite an oily palate for such a pale scotch, but it carries a mild mannered cocoa flavour. The medium-long finish has a distinct oak character with notes of sulphur.
A specimen of notable contrast, one can certainly agree that this is a unique malt. More practically though, file this one under "winter sipper" (but you'll have to find one first).
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