88 / 100
Creamy custard, banana and maple set a rounded, pastry-led direction, with vanilla and brown butter adding depth. Fresh garden mint brings a cleaner edge to the sweetness. The finish shifts toward drying wood, pepper and rye spice, so it does not simply trail off as dessert-like sweetness. That contrast is the most appealing part to me. It reads as a composed, full-flavoured single grain, with enough spice and dryness to balance the softer notes.
Reviewed by pocketkit
- Nose
- Creamy custard, Fried dough, Vanilla, Banana pudding, Maple syrup, Gorse flower, Chamomile, Almond pastries, Marzipan
- Palate
- Medium-bodied, Creamy custard, Maple, Banana, Brown sugar, Vanilla, Brown butter, Almond brittle, Milk chocolate buttons, Fresh garden mint
- Finish
- Medium to long, Drying, Wood, Pepper, Molasses, Buttery biscuits, Rye spice, Custard creams, Barley sugar candy