- Nose
- Dry with breadcrust, slightly sour and oaky, tobacco, leather, library dust, blossom, floral, honey, fruit salad, sherry, rich dried fruits, finely chopped nuts, grated nutmeg, flamed orange peel, brown sugar, nutty, mildly salty, peppery, subtle fruity undertones, candied orange peel, caramelized molasses, hazelnuts, light roast coffee, nougat, sherry spices, oak, maple syrup, roasted almonds, roasted peanuts, mushrooms, cranberries, dates, cherries, dried tangerine peel, gingerbread, herbal, cough syrup.
- Palate
- Dry with oaky hints, smokiness, prunes, oranges, cocoa, roasted coffee beans, toffee, toasty, barley, dark brown sugar, vanilla, buttery, apple crumble, rich fruitcake, ginger root, nutty Oloroso, salty-nutty interplay, light dried fruits, pepper, fine tannins, balsa wood, hints of liquorice root, sweet with darker fruits, chocolate, smooth, bitter off-notes, butter, cinnamon, Christmassy spices, rich texture, balanced oak and sherry, drying, earthy, savory maple syrup, plenty of sherry, spice, chili spice, grape jam, orange marmalade.
- Finish
- Long, drying, toasted, spices, fruity, deep, fine tannins, balsa wood, hints of liquorice root, lingering sherry, oak, apples over spices, burned and smoking oak, cocoa, vanilla, subtle charred oak, long with drying black tea, heat, chocolate, chili, ginger bite, sweet and spice balanced, dried fruits, citrus, raspberry syrup, Earl Grey tea.