During a guided tour, sample a dram of the 12-year-old Glenlivet, which has delicate layers of honeyed, floral aromas.

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On the swallow, the sweet, honeyed malt character hangs there for a moment, and then slowly transmutes into a big, slightly herbal bitterness.

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Lustrous burnished gold in colour, and slightly hazy (I emptied every last drop into the glass), it has a big floral aroma, slightly perfumey, almost honeyed.

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His nickname, by the way, is 'Cowboy', he wears a proper Stetson and he talks like all British people imagine Americans do, in a kind of honeyed drawl that's utterly charming.

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Mandy rolled her shoulders, sank into that honeyed post-class ache.

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These are honeyed words to the ears of many companies.

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But once Hawthorne drizzles on his honeyed falsetto, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" slides back to yesteryear with a cozy charm that's as warm as the song's electric piano.

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If so, honeyed words from the mouths of European leaders about needing and wanting Serbia will count for naught and a strategy of containment will come to the fore.

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