88 / 100
There’s a playful clash here: delicate candle smoke and sherbet on the nose, then tar, seaweed and roasted meats on the palate, softened by muscovado and dark chocolate mints. That’s a lot of character in a fairly compact age statement, and the lingering medicinal ash keeps it firmly in smoky, maritime territory. The SGD 238.48 listed sale-price reference is a serious spend, so this looks like a character-led choice rather than an easygoing everyday style. The sweet notes give the intensity some welcome balance.
Reviewed by SilverRover
- Nose
- Delicate candle smoke, mint humbugs and grilled prawns, Sherbet and vanilla, With water: red fruits, flip-flops and chimneys
- Palate
- Tar, tobacco, seaweed, liquorice, ash and roasted meats, Muscovado and dark chocolate mints
- Finish
- Lingering peat smoke, dark chocolate and maritime medicinal ash