Tastes

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.

Nose: Salty, fudge, wax paper. Palate: Ginger spice and heat, cinnamon. Dusty oak. Sultanas. Finish: Oak spice replaces the ginger. Burnt caramel. Aftertaste of sweeter dried fruit. A few drops of water brought a nutty quality through onto the nose and softens the heat on the palate without compromising the flavour. It also brings forward the dried fruit. I prefer it with a touch of water.

Nose: Furniture polish, sweet dried fruit, oak. Hints of chocolate. Palate: Nice mouthfeel. A papery dryness. Loads of dried fruits such as raisins and cherries. Developing oak spice. Finish: Nutty, herbal, the spice intensifies. Leaves behind a lasting dried cherry note.