| Cragganmore | Dalwhinnie | Glenkinchie | Lagavulin | Oban | Talisker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | 12 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Region | Highland | Highland | Lowland | Islay | Highland | Island |
| District | Speyside | Speyside | East | South shore | Western | Skye |
| Score | 90 | 76 | 76 | 95 | 79 | 90 |
| Colour | Golden | Gold | Gold | Full amber | Amber | "Amber-red, bright" |
| Nose | "Complex, fragrant and delicate, with cut grass and herbs" | "Very aromatic; dry, faintly phenolic, lightly peaty" | "Soft, very sweetly aromatic, grassy sweetness, hint of smoke emerging after a time" | Sherry | "Whiff of sea, touch of fresh peat, assertive" | "Pungent, smoky, rounded" |
| Body | "Light to medium, but firm and smooth" | "Firm, smooth, oily" | "Light to medium, some viscosity" | "Full, smooth" | "Quite rich, smooth, slightly viscous" | "Full, slightly syrupy" |
| Palate | "Delicate, clean, restrained, with a huge range of herbal flowery notes" | "Remarkably smooth, long lasting flavour development. Aromatic, heather-honey notes give way to cut-grass, malty sweetness, which intensifies until a sudden burst of peat" | "Very clean, grassy sweetness; smooth, well-definted, with lots of flavour development" | "dryness of whisky, sweetness of sherry. As the palate develops, the salty notes in particular emerge" | "Dry, smoky, with malty and fruity undertones" | "Smoky, malty-sweet, with sourness and a very big pepperiness developing" |
| Finish | Long | Very long | "Becoming spicy; cinnamon, ginger? Gentle, warming, dryish." | "Huge, powerful, peaty, salty, embracing" | "Aromatic, smooth" | "Very peppery, huge, long" |
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