Anna has the bridge

The Panel awoke on an old Scottish island ferry, with coal soot cascading over salted raisin purée, toffee sauce and lapsang souchong tea. The palate was nutty and coastal, like dipping fried seaweed in olive oil and balsamic glaze, with sweet notes of marshmallow and ginger snaps to follow. Water introduced clove, honey, orange peel and charred lavender to the nose. The finish took us back to the bridge of the ferry, with a coastal salinity on the palate being accented by wintergreen mint and creosote. After nine years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a first fill American oak oloroso hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.