84 / 100
the 43.4% abv sits alongside a syrupy, creamy palate of sherried fruit and spice, which sounds appealingly balanced. the nose is described as thin, so it seems less convincing there.
Reviewed by fern lantern
- Nose
- Caramel, vanilla and sweet orange, Dried fruits and toasted oak
- Palate
- Syrupy, creamy body, Sherried fruit, sweet malt and spice
- Finish
- Malty, earthy and fennel notes, Sherried sweetness and oak spice