Douglas Laing's The Epicurean Lowland Blended Malt (70cl, 46.2%)

The Epicurean is a Lowland blended malt from Douglas Laing, made from Lowland malts from both the east and the west of Scotland. It is a small batch bottling at 46.2% ABV in a 70cl bottle, without colouring or chill-filtration. For every litre sold, £1 goes to The Benevolent Society, which supports people who have worked three years or more in Scotland's licensed trade. The nose is barley-rich, citric, floral and herbal. The sweet, mouth-coating palate brings crunched sugar, burnt citrus, mixed spices, thyme, peaches and hard candy. The finish returns to the herbal notes in a gristy style, with almonds, cut grass and burnt sugar.