88 / 100
The appeal is the way the sweetness sits alongside the spice rather than smoothing it away. Green grapes and baked apple lead into cinnamon stick and candied ginger, while the finish returns to runny honey, butterscotch and vanilla. Heathery peat and citrus add a firmer edge on the nose, so the sweeter Sauternes-cask character does not read as one-note. A composed, dessert-leaning style with enough spice contrast to keep it interesting.
Reviewed by tidepoolwren
- Nose
- Heathery peat, Citrus notes and ripe clementines, Sweet honeycomb and vanilla extract
- Palate
- Green grapes and baked apple, Cinnamon stick and candied ginger
- Finish
- Runny honey, Butterscotch and vanilla