88 / 100
Orange chocolate and marmalade bring a clear sweetness, while cinnamon and cassia add a drier baking-spice edge. The finish shifts toward nutmeg and a building heat likened to white pepper, clove, and fresh ginger, giving the sweet citrus and chocolate a peppery counterpoint. That balance is the appeal here: sweetness stays present, but it has some spice-led tension rather than reading as simply sugary.
Reviewed by tidepoolwren
- Nose
- Orange peel, Roasted malt, Cinnamon, Caramelised apple, Vanilla custard
- Palate
- Orange chocolate, Marmalade, Spiced apple crumble, Cinnamon and cassia bark, Golden syrup
- Finish
- Orange chocolate, Nutmeg, A building heat reminiscent of white pepper, clove, and fresh ginger, Lasting maltiness