An artist, an apothecary and a triple-sec mule

The neat nose evoked grappa and kümmel (caraway), lemon and mandarin skins, some juniper and opening an artist’s paint box (paints, turps, linseed oil). The palate was smooth, juicy and fresh-flavoured, with lemon drops, pineapple, sugar-coated fennel seeds, cinnamon toothpaste and hints of cherry throat sweets. To the nose, adding water suggested an apothecary’s leather bag, a waxed jacket (in a cleaning cupboard) and a triple-sec mule with lime and ginger beer. The palate seemed to become fresh and salty – clear boiled mints or licking your lips after a dip in the sea – before a dry finish of liquorice, nutmeg and sambuca.