- Nose
- Opulent sherry influences with plump sultana, sharp green apple, zesty orange peel, beeswax polish, menthol, dark chocolate, gingerbread, waxy furniture polish, liquorice, dried apple, subtle cereal sweetness, soft earthy peat smoke, baking spices (cinnamon, star anise, clove), hints of leather and library dust. [2, 4, 5, 9, 10]
- Palate
- Viscous and classy, refined maltiness, golden syrup, fresh and dried fruit notes (sultana, raisin, green apple, dried pineapple, caramelised banana, ripe banana, succulent raspberries, blackcurrants, pears, red apples), crumbly muscovado sugar, baking spices (cinnamon, mace, liquorice root), background earthiness, soft gentle peat smoke, nuttiness (walnut, hazelnut), warming ginger, bitter wood, dark chocolate, Lapsang tea, orange marmalade, mint, antique wine, tannins, charred oak. [2, 3, 5, 9, 10]
- Finish
- Long and luxurious, sweet and spicy elements, fruity characteristics, bittersweet notes (cinnamon-led baking spices, malty cereals, soft peat smoke), lasting warmth, soft tannin-like structure, drying spice, bitter and dry oak, espresso, dark chocolate, ginger, liquorice, dark praline, trace of smoke. [2, 3, 5, 9, 10]
