White negroni

We entered a shisha bar where we ordered oaty toffee apple crumble accompanied by a glass of breadfruit wine. On the neat palate, this was surprisingly hot and fizzy – like spiced sour apple cubes, or Swedish salty liquorice and a fruity wine gum mix. After reduction the scent of a fruity sweetness reminded us of pears poached in sauternes and an apricot sorbet, as well as a chilled Italian hazelnut liqueur. The taste was simply sublime: lemon verbena and chamomile crème brûlée served with a white negroni, a mixture of lillet blanc, gin and gentian liqueur. Following 13 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we transferred this whisky into a first-fill heavy toast medium char hogshead.