Tastes

Nose: White wine notes, bananas and unripened strawberries. Dark fruit jam, cherries perhaps, with lemongrass. Sour notes from green apple and unsweetened lemon juice. Cinnamon is very prominent accompanied by nutty flavours, lightly salted cashew and a fresh earthy tone, light moss perhaps. Water brings out the lemon zest. Palate: intense nuttiness, a combination of walnut and pecans with very subtle almond paste. Honey and toasted barley are accompanied with leathery notes and tobacco. Lemon zest and hints of pineapple appear from beginning to end. Brief hints of tomato and oregano. Finish: Tobacco lingers with lemon zest and pineapple, much more so than the palate.

Nose: cream, vanilla and butter are immediately apparent, with stone fruit, plums and dates. Sweetness of Molasses cookies, slight ginger spice, red grapes and soft grassy notes, giving a sense of freshness. Subtle blood orange zest mix in with the sherry influence to provide a tanginess. Adding water really brings out caramel, slight papaya and milk chocolate. Palate: Much spicier than presented in the nose, immediate nuttiness, macadamian, shortbread and molasses. Pepper flakes and citrus are much more apparent as well with strong wine flavours. Stone fruit is very much still present with earthy tones. Water tames the taste much more, making it woodier and sweeter. Finish: long lasting - slightly burnt oak, dark red fruit, subtle spice notes

Nose: The olorosso appears immediately with dark red fruit notes, plum and grapes. Vanilla, butter and slight floral notes follow with custard, heavy peach jam and cooking spices; nutmeg and baked apple tart. Sweetened apples and grape juice linger. Palate: A brief smoke appears initially with cloves, toasted barley and cinnamon. Very apparent sweetness of green apple and buttered tart, reminding of rhubarb pie. Pecans and malt mix with orange zest and cream. Finish: Medium finish with very brief hint of smoke, nuts and orange rind

Nose: Wet mossy wood, salt and light pepper, sea air, spicy cheese (parmesan?) Palate: immediate bitterness and spice, sandalwood, slightly stronger salt and pepper, slight vinegar, very little black licorice Finish: Bitter finish with dryer oak

Nose: Rich dark fruits, cherries and figs with buttery biscuits and cream, Bourbon influence is apparent with almonds and orange rind. Spices appear, cloves and liquorice. Heather and honey notes can be found lingering. Palate: Very rich sherry, oily and full, the bitterness of dark chocolate and cherries. A leathery flavor, jerky from the oak and bourbon come in slighty with cream. Oily walnuts and cloves linger with plums and slight herbal notes. Palate: medium length finish with lasting

Nose: immediate sherry and cherry. Sweet candied berries, apricot marmalade, raisins and buttery notes. The fragrance gives way to caramel and spices, nutmeg and cream, dark chocolate and slight floral. Addition of water really brings out the oak and the charred smoke flavor. Palate: The bourbon influence is much more apparent in the taste with vanilla and spices. Very well balanced, giving way to the sweeter Oloroso flavors and an oily feel from the buttery notes. Fruit continue to appear, but peels, orange rinds. Adding water brings out an intense baked red apple coated in cinnamon with that charred oak appearing even more. Finish: Long lasting with spices and oak with slight smoke in the finish.

Nose: Immediate malt notes with a hint of lemon and oak, sugar cane can be found with hints of pear, green apple and walnuts. Very slight floral and cream notes. Palate: Dry from the start with oak, vanilla and malt. Slight nuts and very light cream, gives off a very brief vegetative notes, reminding almost of peat. Finish: very brief with hints of malt and oak.

Nose: Immediate malt, sugar, honey and green apples. Nuts, perhaps walnut, with a strong oak barrel presence, with a slight hint of banana and milk chocolate. Palate: Immediate short-lasting honey followed by sugar and oak as the predominant flavour, giving a overly dry feeling on the tongue, with an underwhelming apple taste. Nuts follow through with a slight cocoa taste. Finish: A short finish, very dry with the presence of oak and slight spice.

Nose: Dill flavor hits the nose initially with a buttery fragrance, delicate floral and grassy notes. Some lemon zest appears with green apple and a mild spearmint note at the back. Addition of water brings out a rich chocolate note and making th sugar much more apparent. Palate: Cinnamon appears much more prominently with strong grassy notes, fennel, pears and apples. The spiciness lingers throughout giving way to a creamier flavor, vanilla and soft herbs, almost like a mint tea. Adding water opens up fruitier notes of green grapes and slight hints of banana with milk chocolate Finish: A long-lasting combination of lemongrass, fennel and subtle oak.

Nose: A very unique fragrance, a mix of bananas, honey, unripened lemon zest. Nutmeg with a hint of peanut oil appear with a delicate vanilla flower note. Apples are very apparent, but a green apple (green jolly rancher) with white grapes and a light salt note. The nose is very dry, white and green fruit notes are predominant, similar almost to a light champagne. Adding water really brings out an herbal note, reminiscent of walking through a vegetable garden. Palate: A heavier sweetness comes in the taste, overpowering honey and white grapes, the sauternes influence almost makes you think you're tasting white wine. Delicate and floral with the lightness and bitterness of lemon rinds. Very dry feeling on the tongue and easy going considering the 50% ABV. Finish: Medium length with a slight oak, even more so after adding water