79 / 100
Polished wood on the nose gives the oak side something to work with, but it seems less central once the vegetal and floral palate takes over. Coffee and chocolate recur, while the short, vegetal finish leaves that wood note feeling more like an opening detail than the main thread.
Reviewed by raincheck.postcard
- Nose
- Polished wood, nutmeg, pear, apple, hazelnuts, boiled chestnuts, coffee candy, milk chocolate, red fruit cereal bar, and an initial hint of solvent.
- Palate
- A sweet opening with coffee candy and chocolate, an elusive hint of smoke, vegetal and floral notes including violet, and fruit notes.
- Finish
- Short and vegetal, with coffee, apple, cereal, and slight smoke or smoked spice.