A shilling in the study

We found ourselves walking into a freshly painted study, the aroma of a sun-baked leather armchair and marker pens mingling with chamomile tea and lavender-infused peach juice. The palate began with cherry jam, sticky raisins and vanilla pods soaking in lemonade, before turning to chilli flakes, chocolate and nettle tea. Water elevated the raisins and cherries to the nose, along with linseed oil, while the palate retained its spice and offered light brown sugar, salted liquorice and shilling ale. After 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a custom toasted second fill hybrid American-European barrique for the remainder of its maturation.