Cask No. 48.43 Lowland 90 sees the heavier peat

90 sees the heavier peat regiment with a powerful delivery from time in a refill barrel

A spicy Paloma cocktail served in a sea salted rimmed glass using fresh lime and grapefruit juice

Tasting it removed any illusion of delicacy – intense smoke (fishing nets on that bonfire) and shovel-fulls of cigar ash – but intriguing acidic sweetness (reminiscent of Moffat toffees

Drinking tip: After dinner – or at least in an armchair by a log fire – first cold nights of autumn

Cask No. 48.43 Lowland 90 sees the heavier peatCask No. 48. 43 Pepper crop dusted over orchards Speyside, Spey Our noses were tickled by pepper, mustard, straw mats and sawdust, but it settled to jellied fruits, blackcurrant chews, orange jelly, fruity toffee, tinned pineapple and syrup sponge with custard. With water, those black pepper clouds parted and the sun shone on ripened orchard fruits (apple, pear, peach, apricot, cherry). The palate offered a warm peppery tingle, hinting at nutmeg and