- Nose
- Vanilla, brown sugar, rich dark fruit notes, clove, nutmeg, allspice, marmalade, dark Christmas cake, oak, leather furniture, refreshing aroma, deep, dark, concentrated, sherried, cherries in marasquino, dark chocolate, walnuts, dates, earthy, rich and round with distinct coffee accents, ripe dark fruits, plum and raisin, soft leather/cobbler's workshop, orange peel, incense, almonds, nougat, leathery old wood notes, smoky, musty, old smoke, old char, deep fruit notes, lots of dark berries and cream.
- Palate
- More dark fruits, fresher, malt, sherry, rich and nutty, extremely rich and very balanced in flavour, sweet at first then a sour grip dries the palate, oak, spices, candied ginger, nutmeg, thick and smooth with a very pure note in the centre and lift of lime, black cherry and toffee, rounded and chewy, cough of smoke, full bodied, boisterous and sweet with a darkly sinister menace, rich velvet curtains, dark chocolate, eucalyptus, cracked black pepper, drying mint, rich full sherry sweetness, toffee, cocoa, coffee, dates and cherries, explode on the palate and progressively dry, vanilla, burnt orange, hints of hay, nuts, dashes of Arabic coffee with cardamon and nutmeg, oak, fennel, orange, ginger, lime, nice amount of spice and fruit, fruit forward.
- Finish
- Very long, spicy with plenty of dark cocoa, quite rich and lovely smooth texture, long, dry, spicy, lighter than you expect, very clean and spicy, lingering, long, rich and sweet yet spicy, sweet and dry, bitter nip of wood and almond skin, cocoa, preserved dark cherries, anise seed, sweet picked ginger, big fruitcake finish, chocolatey and spiced, more of a brunt, sherry elements, earth.
