The Clydeside Napier Lowland Single Malt (70cl, 46%)

Napier is a Lowland single malt from The Clydeside Distillery, a recent Glasgow distillery on the banks of the River Clyde. It is named in honour of Robert Napier, the nineteenth-century marine engineer known as the father of Clyde shipbuilding. The whisky spent more than six years in Oloroso sherry casks. It is bottled at 46% in a 70cl bottle, non-chill-filtered and of natural colour. The nose offers honey, vanilla, ripe pear, apricot, citrus, raisins, white flowers and a little cinnamon. The palate is creamy, with caramelised apple, peach, candied orange, honey and nuts. The finish is medium to long, with ripe fruit, honey and spiced oak.