Isle of ambulance

The Panel immediately noted such things as bandages, ointments, mouthwash, plasters, mercurochrome and all things hospital! Behind that was a beautifully aromatic and brittle smokiness and the salinity of beach pebbles and seawater. Water brought out a blade of pure, brilliant peat smoke, with lashings of pin-sharp citrus fruits and iodine drops. The palate was full of pure, crystalline peat smoke, with bags of oceanic coastal freshness and character – delivering lots of pure seawater, grapefruit juice and phenol antiseptic. There were still many other medicinal things such as gauze and ointment lurking about. Reduction added some wonderfully big notes of camphor, putty and bandages soaked in more antiseptic. We also found freshly shucked oysters doused in lemon juice and a surprising exotic flourish of guava in the aftertaste.