- Nose
- Rich brandy-laced fruitcake and marzipan on a base of smoked walnut and toasted sultana bread. Sherry sweetness, dried dark fruit, cocoa, leather, hazelnuts, citrus, cola spice and a touch of soy sauce. Fragrant and floral, featuring ginger, hand-rolled tobacco, vanilla, hazelnuts, and ultimately, sweet sliced-apple aromas. Lush modern oloroso sherry profile, old leathery note. [4, 5, 10, 16]
- Palate
- Cocoa-dusted coffee and sultana brioche enlivened by a twist of baked orange rind and the juiciness of prune oil. Cocoa, leather, baking and cola spice, ash, hazelnuts, herbal, sherry and a touch of earthy roasted malty notes. Full-bodied, with stewed fruits, milk chocolate, raisins, almonds, and lively spices. Nicely layered and greatly chewable, oloroso-induced flavours, coffee beans, dark chocolates, fruits, leathery notes, spices (vanilla, cinnamon, peppers, ginger). [4, 5, 10, 16]
- Finish
- Long velvet taste of rich cocoa and dates as pecan toffee lingers into the sumptuous finish. Med-long -> Dark fruit, cocoa, spice and ash. Leisurely, with darkening milk chocolate, tannic oak, bitter tea, and persistent spiciness. Long, chocolatey, earthy and bitter tea-ish/herbal impressions. [4, 5, 10, 16]
