- Nose
- Very mature and rich, a somewhat dry sherry style. Cherry syrup, raisins, juicy plums and dark notes of tobacco leaves. A hint of mocha and chocolate pralines, with a whisper of menthol, soy and wood smoke. Minty old wood, a slightly sour tobacco note and a bit of rancio. Fragrant fruits, like waxed orange skin, a hint of redcurrant and tangerines. Subtle lychee. Some leather. Whiffs of dusty books, and rapeseed oil. Cocoa and touches of metal polish too.
- Palate
- Furniture polish, leather and hints of menthol. Hints of espresso and cappuccino, with the tiniest whisper of peat, and lovely earthy dunnage flavours. A hint of cocoa powder also. Fairly thin texture, but very flavoursome, both nutty and fruity (walnuts, mirabelles, sour cherries), always with this slightly nervous undertone of lemon and sour wood. Hints of gas and coal smoke in the background. Brass polish again. Soft briney notes (Manzanilla). Menthol and exotic woods, as well as a light hint of espresso. Old polished furniture, wet soil, dunnage warehouses. Dry sherry, mint and pine, and menthol cigarettes. Some peppery heat. Sesam seed oil, strawberries, maybe a touch of balsamic vinegar. Sour cherries, sandalwood, dark chocolate.
- Finish
- Lingering menthol, peat, sherry. A touch of soy. Very long. Long, very old-style, with sherry, sandalwood, the lightest smoke and resin. Silky smooth finish with dark chocolate, Maggi and resin. A slight crisp note of menthol with the ashy addition of cigarrette ash. Drying with oak, dunnage-warehouse-soil, and engine oil. Sandalwood and sour cherries.
