Tastes

N: quick hit of cake batter/egg tart, milk chocolate at the open. turns to jammy zin. Dried fruits of cranberry, raisins and figs. Slight fine oak saw dust/varnish. Complex. another swirl, another note. Very much like the 24 yr old armagnac I had last night. P: syrupy, full, round, oily. Drapes your tongue. Mouthfeel so important for me. This is one of the best. Dried fruit now replaced by fresh fruits carried over but goes away quickly. Vanilla and milk pudding takes over. F: drying to a Vanilla Coke. Not as long as I had hoped. Conclusion Very desserty. The nose blew my mind. Very complex and lovely. Not a single offensive note. I didn’t want to finish it so I can keep sniffing my glass. I need to revisit my BA6 to compare. I don’t believe the nose comes close.

Nose: Vanilla, light oak, touch of apricot. Pudding. Yellow cake. Touch of maple. Palate: thin. Flavors evolve over first few seconds. Malty, vanilla pudding/ice cream. Very little sherry influence. Then fruits, hints of apricot and mango. Finish: hot and medium/long. More vanilla pudding.