Colour: pale straw. Nose: again a beautiful 1968 Bowmore, even if it’s quite different from the usual bunch. Starts on tobacco and boiling milk, almond milk, before the bold notes of passion fruits do arrive as expected. The whole is probably more straightforward and less complex, though, and also mashier (muesli). Some very enjoyable whiffs of fresh herbs (dill, chives, plain grass) and summer Comté cheese. Surprisingly youthful, although not as ‘wham-bam’ as the OB – I like it almost as much. Mouth: we’re in the same family, obviously, with lots of citrus fruits (but more lemony and less orangey) and quite some pepper, the whole getting even quite hot after a while. Quite some ginger, spices (clove, nutmeg). The finish is rather long, again quite lemony and spicy, the whole being finally rather simpler than the OB but with lots of oomph and a rather unusual pepperiness. Very good, in any case: 89 points