- Nose
- Warm, crunchy toffee and deep citrus notes. Marmalade on toast with fine orange liqueur balanced by dry, almost smoky oak tannin. Malty with notes of apples, pears and coconut oil. Some white pepper and oak. Hints of camphor. Grilled lemon. Rich malt, orchard fruit, tropical fruit, cocoa, goji berries, caramel heavy dark sweets and light bits of confectioners sugar, spice and wood. Vanilla honey toasted oak soft spice.
- Palate
- Intriguing layers of light tannin, underpinned by rich notes of vanilla pod, fine leather and Havana tobacco. Develops into a sweet, velvety mouth-feel with spicy hints of cardamom and nutmeg. Medium body and almost buttery mouthfeel. White pepper, cardamom and ginger. Malt syrup, complex fruit, candied citrus, toasted grain, honeycomb, dark sweets, vanilla and light wood with hints of spice and sarsaparilla. Creamy malt caramel ripe fruit gentle oak.
- Finish
- Warm, delightful long finish. Dark chocolate with orange marmalade filling. A bit of oak showing through now. Hints of grapefruit at the end - a touch of bitterness. Long fade of malt syrup, fruit, dark sweets, earthiness and mint. Long smooth and warming with lingering sweetness. Medium long, smooth, vanilla, sweet fruit, hint of spices, pleasant.
