- Nose
- Deep and rich with grape juice, old PX sherry, warm milk chocolate, plump raisins, and a bold fruity, boozed-spiked sherry trifle. Notes of toffee, honey, heather, tobacco, plum, fig, blackberry, and cherry cordials, with hints of dark chocolate cake, treacle, prune syrup, cinnamon, clove oil, butterscotch, caramel, coffee, and liquorice. [4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25]
- Palate
- Rich and thick with an oily viscosity, starting sweet with deep sweetness, then turning to dryness. Notes of cocoa, plum, fig, blackberry, tinned prunes, caramel, raisins, dried fruit, and chocolate sauce. Hints of pepper, tobacco, oak, dusty ashen, and a slight spent matchstick note. Develops into dark espresso, dates, and plums with a thick texture, and notes of cinnamon, liquorice, and milk chocolate. [4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25]
- Finish
- Long and rich with a sweet ashy-meatiness. Notes of dry oak, pepper, toffee, sweet cream, blackberry, chocolate-covered cherries, birch beer, vanilla, and coffee. Great balance and length. [4, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25]