Zingy fizzy

The first impression was that of crisp freshness, like a tropical fruit salad coated in a honey-lime dressing, yet with time deeper notes of muscovado sugar, French-polished tables and antique leather-bound books appeared. The taste was a fascinating combination of sweet and sour as well as sweet and salty, as one finds in a gooseberry gin fizz or candy grapes. Following reduction the freshness returned with a hint more sweetness, giving us French toast made with brioche and vanilla cream, clover honey and strawberry-layered nougat. On the palate we now found sticky ginger lemon drizzle cake, plus a zingy Jamaican-style ginger beer in the finish.