- Nose
- Savoury wood spice, caramelised pears, biscuit, dried grass and tropical fruit. Melons, mangoes, salt, floral malt, sherry notes, slight hint of smoke. Sweet hay, malty body, green, dried alfalfa and apples. Tropical undertones of mango, fried masa, fresh ginger, mild iodine. Peanuts, oak, wood shavings, light citrus and orange, light caramel, brown sugar and fudge.
- Palate
- More fruit, vanilla, allspice and smoke. Bitter melon, spicy/peppery sherried malt. Exceptionally well blended. Apricots and apples, traditional peppery finish. Mellow peat, salty with blanched seaweed and oyster shells, gritty sugary quality like honey roasted peanuts. Oak, tannins, dry, slight bitterness, dark spices with cloves and nutmeg, honey and baked apples, lemon zest.
- Finish
- Rich caramel, a lick of gentle phenols, hints of blackcurrant and cinnamon. Medium in length, sweet, oaky and spicy.
