German bottler Sansibar released a new series earlier this year, with a nice Samurai label . One of the highlights in the series was this undisclosed Speyside malt distilled in 1977.

Speyside Malt 38 yo 1977 (46,1%, Sansibar 2015, sherry butt, 582 btl.)

Nose: really nice, quite a lot of straight oak but in a beautiful way. A lot of cinnamon, fresh oranges and some orange blossom, cardamom. Cedar wood. Big minty notes, hints of eucalyptus. Some waxy notes. Apple peelings and mirabelles. A slight oriental hint as well, with a little tobacco and incense. Mouth: quite wood-driven...