Tastes

Nose: Light brown sugar, red fruit, slightly tannic, cake spice. Palate: Slightly oily texture. Oak spice. Forest fruit. Jammy. Finish: A bit more wood spice develops and ends up tannic. Notes: I think with a bit of time this will relax and soften up. The wood spice comes in a bit too hot but it has potential.

Nose: Milk chocolate, vanilla. Digestive biscuit. Soft. Palate: A wallop of sweet vanilla and chocolate. Finish: A coffee flavour creeps in that tastes exactly like the coffee cream Quality Street sweets when they were still a thing. Notes: This is sweet, and to many will be 'whiskey adjacent' as technically it has adjuncts rather than things included in the still. However there's no denying that its bloody lovely, whether neat or mixed. I'll have to find a cocktail for this. Chocolate Orange old fashioned springs to mind.

Nose: Slight pear-drop note. Crisp green apple. Retro nasal offers a caramel toffee apple. Palate: Slighty oily texture. Sweet burst of concentrated white grape. Light oaky barrel spice. Orchard fruits. Finish: Lingering wine flavours and some dry tannins. Notes: This was fresh out of the bottle and I think it needs some time to itself to relax. I'll revisit it in a month or so.

I had this a couple of weeks ago but I distinctly remember that the apricot brandy had a massive influence on this. A touch of water helped to relieve some of the cask heat but at the same time amplify the flavours.

Nose: Dry spice cupboard, sweet smoke. Corn tortilla chips. Palate: Loads of hot honey sweetness. A dose of sea salt. Finish: Charcoal smoke and black pepper linger. A red apple sweetness appears much later. A little bit of water brings out more of the fruit and dials down the pepper heat which makes it more enjoyable in my opinion.

Nose: Sweet ashy smoke. Some baking spices. Some tannic red wine notes buried underneath. Dark chocolate on the retro nasal. Palate: Sweet red berry fruits. Slightly oily. Peppery spice. Finish: The smoke lingers with a sweet bbq sauce.

Nose: Light heather honey and floral notes. The retro nasal gives off vanilla note. Palate: Crisp underipe pear, apricot. Finish: Green apple, conference pear. Building oak spice.

Nose: Buttery and floral. A hint of cherry. Palate: Slightly thick creamy mouthfeel. Black pepper, mango, hints of citrus. Finish: The mango lingers but it's accompanied by fresh oak and baking spices.

Nose: Heavy on the sultanas, waxy walnut. A dark chocolate undertone. Palate: Packs a bit of heat at first. Spicy with ginger and black pepper. Dried fruit like raisins and sultanas. Finish: Dry oaky finish with some nutty notes.