Colour: Copper.
Nose: Lively and quite fruity on the nose with cherries, dark berries, cooked apples, pears and oranges. Then notes of crisp barley arrive, nicely mixed with roasted bread and a touch of black pepper in the back. Pleasantly intense.
Palate: Quite strong on the palate. Fruity and sweet at first with cherries, oranges, pears and apples. Then an intensive warmth emerges with oak, pepper and delicate cinnamon spice. Creamy almost oily with barley sugar, hazelnuts, milk chocolate and a whiff of smoke towards the finish.
Finish: The finish is long, warm, creamy and slightly bitter-sweet with Seville oranges, subtle toffee, nutmeg and a touch of oak on the tail.
With water: The intensive fruitiness on the nose is a bit tamed when adding water. The delicate sweetness, however, remains while subtle floral notes (heather, hay) and oak arrive. Still strong on the palate but lively. Sweet with barley sugar and fruity. Slightly bitter and dry towards the finish with prickling oak, pepper and nutmeg. The finish remains long, warm and fruity with oranges. Becomes drier on the tail with oak, tobacco leaves and a hint of heather.
Comments: An old school whisky from the seventies, surprisingly fruity for its age. It has enough power with its almost 55% abv, whereby the sweetness and fruity notes are very well balanced by the warming spices of the oak casks. Even livelier with water, although dry woody notes significantly come to the fore. A complex and delicate whisky.

I thank Björn Lahmann from Whiskyplaza for the sample!

Colour: Pale gold.
Nose: Intense on the nose with ripe yellow fruits - tangerine, peach and apricots - accompanied by a subtle sweetness, The alcohol is very present but only slightly pungent, with a whiff of oak and tender herbal notes in the back.
Palate: Deliciously fruity on the palate with lingering notes of peaches, apricots and citrus fruit. This is immediately followed by a warming spiciness of oak, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper, which becomes dominant with time. Sweet notes of ripe apples emerge with a delicate note of acacia honey towards the finish. Warm and complex.
Finish: The finish is medium long, warm and slightly sweet with sticky honey on the tongue. Gets drier on the tail with delicate nutty flavours, oak and subtle nutmeg.
With water: The alcohol is tamed with a few drops of water bringing the lovely fruitiness to the fore, accompanied by a nice citric note. Sweet and creamy on the palate with apricots, tangerine, peaches and oranges, complemented by a slightly warm spiciness. The finish is still medium long with a sticky honey sweetness, followed by nutmeg and dry oak.
Comments: This is a complex and delicate dram! Lovely notes of ripe yellow fruits nicely intermingle with a warming spiciness and creamy honey sweetness. A few drops of water push the alcohol in the back underlining the wonderful fruity aroma. An exquisite dram for celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Whisky Chamber.

I thank Thomas Ide from The Whisky Chamber for sample and photograph!