- Nose
- Nutty with sherried notes, gentle oak char, crisp. Sweet white wine, oak, toffee, and biscuity notes. Slight citrus, orange juice, banana, chocolate, mokka, butterscotch, caramel apple, hazelnuts, raisins, apricot, and a small whiff of smoke. Inviting aromas of dried fruit, malt, and honey with notes of toasted nuts, rich oak, and gentle spice.
- Palate
- Good body, malty and sweet with citrus and its peels. Gingerbread, nutty, dried fruits, and sweet sherry taste. Sweet and mouth coating, like syrup, turning slightly bitter and dry. Malt, sherry, salted caramel, pepper, chocolate covered raisins, Sultana, orange peel, apple, and ginger. Smooth and rounded, offering flavours of fruitcake, sweet malt, and sherry richness balanced by hints of cocoa and spice.
- Finish
- Toasty oak, syrup, good sweetness, bittersweet, and drying. Short to medium, spicy oak and nuts, a bit dry to start with, though ends with a wee burst of sweetness. Medium, sweet, dry and a bit hot with a lingering sweet taste. A small earthy note appears after a while. Long and warming, with lingering notes of nutty sweetness, soft oak, and a touch of dryness.
