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

The Epicurean is a small-batch Lowland blended malt from Douglas Laing & Co., part of its Remarkable Regional Malts collection. It combines single malts from both the east and the west of the Lowlands. It is bottled at 46.2% ABV in a 70cl bottle, with natural colour and no chill filtration. The nose is fresh and rich in barley, with citrus, floral aromas and delicate herbal notes. The palate is sweet and mouth-coating, with crunchy sugar, charred citrus, mixed spice, thyme, ripe peach and hard candy. The finish is herbal and malty, with almonds, freshly cut grass and lingering burnt sugar.