89 / 100
The ripe Honeycrisp apple and apple-pie notes give this a clear fruit center, with cherry jam and confit plums adding darker, softer fruit around it. Ginger and rancio bring a more savory edge, while the dark-chocolate bitterness on the palate keeps the sweetness from reading as uncomplicated. The long finish, with baked apple and gentle malt fading into rancio, sounds especially coherent. A composed, fruit-forward style with enough contrast to hold my interest.
Reviewed by sunbeam lantern
- Nose
- Ripe Honeycrisp apples, Apple pie with vanilla ice cream, Butterscotch, Cherry jam in the distance
- Palate
- Medium viscosity, Cinnamon apples, Stewed ginger, Rancio, Old leather-bound books, A touch of dark chocolate bitterness by mid-palate, A touch of unburnt tobacco and leafiness, Balanced confit plums in the background
- Finish
- Long, Fading ginger, Some baked apples, Gentle malt, More complex rancio fade, Gentle dark chocolate towards the end