84 / 100
The mellow vanilla gives the bourbon-cask detail a softer side, but it feels like a small counterpoint to all that sea salt, seaweed and tarry peat. I’d be more drawn to the bold coastal character than an oak-focused read.
Reviewed by fern.postcard
- Nose
- Sea salt, seaweed, stewed green apple, vanilla, hazelnut and tarry peat embers.
- Palate
- Salt-encrusted seaweed, smouldering campfires, blackcurrant, liquorice root and aniseed.
- Finish
- Sweet and powerful, with savoury notes leading to iodine and oily mackerel complexity.