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The Hearach (Batch 12), 46%

Price: 90 Issue: Summer 2024 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Single Malt Scotch

Vibrantly fruity on the nose, with lemon, honey, vanilla wafers, candied orange, banana taffy, ground black pepper, drying seaweed, and some elusive trails of smoke. Light-bodied, with candied lemon, vanilla sugar, toffee walnut, and peppercorn on the palate, with smoke and spices intertwined, then ground almond that settles into creamy fudge ahead of a finish of zingy spices with baked lemon and creamy vanilla.