The Secret Speyside shimmers mysteriously in the Premium Snifter, slightly reddish, while a multitude of thick and oily "legs" loosen from the streaks adhering to the glass wall. Strawberries and raspberries rise sweetly with a hint of citrus fruits, forest honey drips on blackberries and currants, caramel and a hint of milk chocolate exude their sweetish scent while abrasion from old lemon peel gradually moves dominantly into the foreground. A wonderfully balanced mixture of sweet fruit aromas and hints of sour citrus fruits beguiles the nose, in the meantime oily "legs" pull their endless paths back into the glass in slow motion and round off the wonderful overall picture. Back to the nose; Minimally spicy wooden elements penetrate the voluminous fruit aromas, in the background there is a pinch of crushed black pepper, the alcohol is wonderfully integrated and gradually stimulates the flow of saliva. Here and there tangerines and overripe bananas flash ...

Sweet nectar wets the lips, at the same time dark fruit with delicately spicy oak gently lines the palate, pepper dissolves from minimally smoky wood tones, the mouthfeel becomes noticeably bitter and creamier. Muted fruit and wood aromas accompany the second sip on its way over the tongue, caramelized sugar dissolves a pleasantly peppery sharpness and gently tickles the lips. Suddenly my saliva is stimulated while the grapefruit and lemon rubs mix with the mashed currants and strawberries. Spicy wood tones dominate the taste in the aftertaste, I imagine that I perceive muted smoke aromas and hints of burnt wood again. With walnuts the aftertaste announces itself ...

Mild and creamy, red grapes and berries with abrasion of citrus fruits stick to the palate, the slightly smoky and burnt wood tones become more intense, the initial pepper note has now almost completely faded away, but old walnuts with honey and slightly resinous hints are now showing ...

Sweet and sour tones of raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, a little drizzled with lemon juice, chopped red and green apples.

The taste is dominated by berry sweet and sour tones of the above berries and apples, it also seemed that there is a gooseberry. To be honest, such berry plates scare me, because they often cause heartburn, and I cannot describe the whole range of these berries picked in August, but the taste is sweet, and this already gives me the opportunity to write that the berries are watered with hot dark and tart chocolate, their acid absorbed and no longer causes me fear. The taste is intense, given by a barrel of Bordeaux wine, enriched with the same, but already dry berries.

Sweet, with hints of sour notes, a little dusty, leaving in a rather sweet plum jam, with dark raisins, dried raspberries, medium duration.

Wonderful, red wine, pastries, Christmas spices, a slight chemical note (plastic), dark malt, caramel (Rolo) but also somehow dark, sweetness, vanilla comes

from 1920s: lots of wine notes, slightly earthy, mini cheesy, vanilla, sweetness becomes more, fruity becomes stronger, liquorice comes

red berries (forest mix), waffle, mini bast, roasted aromas, light raisin, light oak, some sherry, minimal soapy perfume note, woodruff, slightly spicy

medium to long
sour berries, some plastic, tart becomes more, slightly bitter, coffee, orange comes