Tastes

Nose: briny, smouldering seaweed, a hint of fresh asphalt, pungent peat, sweet oak, charred zucchini, pepper. Palate: phenolic, a little nutty, smoky charred oak. A sweet vanilla, BBQ'd vegetables, strong brine. An underlying spiciness. A little dilution brings a sweeter caramel notes. Finish: lingering peat smoke and tannic oak with a notable brine.

Nose: crisp apple, bright jasmine/honeysuckle/orange blossom, a note of fresh spring/summer rain on flowers and grass. Honey, juicy oak and vanilla, a small hint of ocean breeze. Palate: red apple, sweet yet tannic oak, honeyed malt, a bit of vibrant citrus zest. A bit of water brings out some more vanilla with hints of oak char and brown sugar. Water also brings out a bit of juicy pear. Finish: lingering sea spray, noticeably coastal with a nice bit of drying oak.

Nose: Beach bonfire, strong sea spray, a bit of smoked meats and tarry rope. Pungent coastal peat, black pepper, a gentle sweet cinnamon note lingers here too along with vanilla and a bit of citrus. There's a hint of rubber and of mint as well. Palate: mildly oily, a bit of tobacco, a notable sea spray throughout and a vegetal green peat. A bit of black pepper and ginger alongside some seaweed. A bit of poached apple. Finish: a little bit of warmth, a rugged salt air weathered oak.

Nose: rich dark chocolate, dark fruits, chocolate covered raspberry, leather. Heather honey, lightly floral. Black cherry, chocolate covered raisin, a lasting earthy Sherry sweetness, a touch of burnt orange peel Palate: rich, full. Sweet syrupy dark fruits, dark chocolate. Getting some mixed berry jam with just a tiny hint of more acidic red fruit (e.g. raspberry, cranberry). As it transitions to finish, more prominent oak and leather. Finish: a bit of leather, gently warming Oak, lingering sticky dark fruit sweetness

Nose: strong ashy campfire, robust seaweed peat, a bit of smoked meat, brown sugar glazed ham, smoked/BBQ apple. Palate: nice strong coastal peat and salinity with a slight sweet oak. A bit of seawater, charred oak smoke. Finish: a bit of heat, black pepper, resolves into a phenolic peat you're going to taste tomorrow morning.

Nose: tarry rope, black pepper, vanilla cream, underlying vanilla bean, sea spray coming from a wave crashing into a jetty. A touch of smokey charred oak and a hint of seaweed. Palate: coastal, oceanic. Sweet, caramel and vanilla. Black pepper is notable here too. A nice little bit of campfire embers, charred oak. A hint of cayenne/chili spice. Slight nuttiness. Finish: charred oak both tannic and sweet, peppery. Warming.

Nose: sweet dark fruit sherry, honey, apple crumble, a little bit of orange peel and oak sweetness. A bit of vanilla and a hint of cola? Palate: thinner than the nose would lead on. Begins with an initial hit of fruity sherried sweetness with a bit of orange peel that quickly transitions to a slightly bitter cereal/malt note with supporting honey and oak. Finish: thinish and short. A little bit of dark fruit and a bit of spice.

Nose: cocoa powder, honey, chocolate covered raspberry, Orange peel, warming baking spices, a bit of jammy dark fruit, a little bit of vanilla cream. Palate: sweet and fruity without venturing into a sticky sherry bomb territory. Gives jammy dark fruit notes without overpowering some of the lighter honey and vanilla elements. Orange peel translates well here from the nose. A bit of marzipan. A nice hint of spiced/Aztec hot chocolate. There's a nice chewy/cerealy honeyed malt at the core here too. A nice but subtle mixed berry jam note (think both blackberry and raspberry, with maybe a hint of redcurrant thrown in). Finish: warming and cozy, dried Christmas spices, drying oak tannin, lingering dark fruit skin.

Nose: ethanol, hospital disinfectant, corn, brown sugar. Palate: buttered popcorn, spicy oak, hint of ginger. Cinnamon. Brown sugar. Vanilla. Finish: a bit hot. Charred oak.

Nose: vanilla, honey, maple, a nice bit of candied/dried fruit. Caramel. A slightly floral/herbal tone Palate: sweet honey, chewy malt, a nice sherry influence but not overly sticky. Vanilla. Finish: mildly tannic oak, a lingering sherry spice.