Dornoch Single Malt 2017 5 Year Old

(Virtual Premium Whisky Tasting, January 14, 2023). Nose: Acetone, hairspray, Campino sweets, summer berries. Light herbal wisps. Palate: Sweet & sour, malt, oak, very light char, caramel wisps, burnt sugar, orchard fruit, icing sugar. Finish: Medium short finish. Burnt toffee, banana, earthy, dates, herbal. There's an artificial note on the aftertaste. 1 of 72 bottles from a single octave cask. £133.50 for a 50cl bottle. Young and intense. There is an old fashioned feel to this whisky. Spirit forward, but with a lot of cask influence. Savory, woody, and a little fruity. It tastes a little artificial, but is strangely reminiscent of the whiskies I used to enjoy in my youth - most often when I used to go around the distilleries in the early 90's and get spirit straight from the cask before they all had 'visitor experiences' that sanitized the visits. Came second out of the six drams, with 24% of the final vote for favorite of the night. 68% of those present said they enjoyed the whisky.