Tasting Notes
The nose was like a Christmas morning fiesta. Dried orange wheels and cinnamon sticks graced the tree, with apples, oranges and marzipan sweets in the children’s stockings – but the adults were into the red wine and sangria. On the palate, treacle-glazed gammon and barbecue ribs jostled with dates, dark chocolate and plum jam, while the finish combined paprika, blackcurrant, antiseptic toothpaste and sherry-soaked oak. In reduction, sugared almonds, fig rolls and cinnamon toast appeared on the nose, while the palate enjoyed cappuccino, champagne truffles and marmalade.At nine years of age, we combined two ex-bourbon hogsheads into this cask for further maturation and marrying.