Penitence potion of sackcloth and beeswax

A pleasure from start to finish: the nose had the freshness of melon, pear drops, lemon sorbet, cut meadows and peppermint – and then beeswax, sackcloth, mahogany and vanilla candles. The rich, full-bodied palate had buttery honey sweetness, chocolate honeycomb bars, lime-drizzled mango and fruit-flavour boiled sweets; then gentle mouth tingles of ginger, clove and tropical spiced-rum notes. The reduced nose gave us elderflower and freshly mown lawns, cinnamon buns and lemon squeezed over pears. The palate once again balanced the brightness of tangy lemon and fruit sorbet with danish pastries, banana skins and syrup smeared on oak, finishing with a hint of humbug.