Nose: Green apple, ripe pear, refreshing lemon with hints of cereal.

Mouth: Orchard fruit, lemon meringue, pear, vanilla and cookie.

Finish: Length to medium with wood smoke.

Nose: Peaty smoke, underlined by notes of orange peel, tangy fruit and a hint of ember. A hint of vanilla sweetness and some freshly sawn oak spices.

Mouth: Peaty with a stronger toasted note, some pepper, light balsamic acidity, sweet spices. Cedar and leather with nice complexity thanks to the sherry casks.

Finish: Harmonious. The sherry influence is clearly present, as are the sweet spices.

Nose: Herbaceous, sweet and fragrant. Subtle notes of smoke, lemon, linseed oil and candied walnuts follow. A little water and the perfume intensifies, releasing heather honey, a touch of creosote and a tiny trace of tent cloth.

Mouth: Beautiful sparkling texture with real effervescence on the tongue. Initially intensely sweet, it evolves towards anise, caramel, cookies, peppermint, menthol, tar and coffee.

Finish: On soot and tar with a taste of cough drops, bitter oranges and fine tannins.

Nose: Manuka honey, toasted caramel and smoked cedarwood, with butterscotch, treacle tart and spiced orange peel.

Taste: Heather honey, roasted hazelnuts and baking spices, followed by ginger, mocha and molasses, with smouldering oak, dark chocolate and plum jam.

Machir Bay has a lovely balance of vanilla, smoky caramel and rich fruitiness, each contributing to complexity and combining to create a truly unique Islay drama.

Nose: Sweet barley, floral, hint of mint, butterscotch, slight saltiness.

Mouth: Sweet oak, sweet barley, fruity, slightly salty.

Nose: Fruity with notes of sweet spices, toffee and a hint of saltiness.

Mouth: Round and soft. Toffee, stewed fruit, sweet and spicy at the same time.

Finish: Soft, saline and pleasant.

Nose: Coconut oil, honey, lemon zest, dried oak.


Mouth: Caramel apples, spices, cinnamon, ginger, orange, shortbread.


Finish: Balanced, a hint of sherry and oak.