“With some of the whiskies, the connection between flavour and character is more conceptual, while with others it is more direct. For instance, Broom imagined that the Thane Menteith had lived a life of wealth and comfort, disturbed at the end by a call to action, 31 year old Benriach has the expected rich orchard fruit and nutty flavours, but with something of the forest floor on the finish, which recalls Menteith being drawn into the final conflict against Macbeth. Meanwhile, for the Bloody Sergeant – a wounded character who reports on Macbeth’s success in the initial battle – they selected a 10 year old Blair Athol, aged in bourbon hogsheads and red wine casks, with the latter imparting metallic tannins that hint of blood, and a peppery bite of gunpowder.”