The whisky has a marmaladey character on the nose, some marzipan and just a hint of rum soaked Christmas pudding, but then has some sweet, almost confected elements. I immediately thought jelly beans but after doing some research into the whisky I noticed that Royal Mile Whiskies said Jelly Babies, and they really did hit the nail on the head! There is a lovely aniseed coming through, just gently, with a slight alcohol burn when you really sniff the whisky.
The palate, at 54.5%, is obviously quite alcoholic, but you get bombarded with spiced fruit, a lot of raisin and sweet fruit. Then you get a lot of dry, woody elements, tannin galore and then with some barky spice elements creeping through. White pepper on the finish.
This Speyside whisky, one of 1260 50cl bottles, is not so much rum finished, but rum casked for the majority of its life, some 14 years in total. Retailing at £110 per bottle, remember that this isn't even a full bottle, is a bit over the top. Don't get me wrong, it is a very tasty whisky, but this would be expensive even if it was a 70cl bottle. I'd pass.
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