Tastes

Nose: Rich, toffeeish, butterscotch, floral, vanilla custard. Palate: Vanilla and caramel draped over oak like a misplaced scarf at a fancy ball. Finish: Spicy, gentle warmth, oak is more present. Notes: A couple drops of water really opens up the nose with the floral notes being more prominent and identifiable as jasmine. It does make the palate a bit harsher though.

Nose: Iodine, briny sea air, charcoal, some vegetal notes. A sweetness floats in and out like someone is eating a warm white chocolate and raspberry cookie nearby. Palate: Deliciously oily, a light ashy smoke, sweet grains. Finish: Salty, ashy smoke. Like a recently extinguished fire on the beach.

Nose: Caramel, cinnamon, a touch of cherry and some light oak. Palate: Nice mouthfeel, light honey, brown sugar, cinnamon spice. A developing, but gentle heat. Finish: Cinnamon comes through more on the finish together with vanilla icing. Notes: I let it breathe for about 30 minutes and it relaxed the nose, bringing out some additional sweetness.

Nose: Delicate honey notes, shortbread almost cookie dough. Faint traces of coconut. Palate: Light but creamy mouthfeel. Woody spice with hints of honey to balance. Finish: Slightly biscuity with oak flavours starting to introduce themselves and leading us away. Notes: A drop or two of water unlocks the honey sweetness on the palate further and does well to intensify the finish. I was enjoying this and ran out.

Nose: Rich molasses, dates, papery, powdery baking spice; like the aroma of a dusting rather than the spice itself. Palate: Wonderfully soft with dried dark fruits which give way to a sweet vanilla bean. A developing oak flavour. Finish: A rolling date and vanilla sweetness with oak arriving in waves as a compliment.

Nose: Stewed pink lady apple, a touch of cinnamon. Retro: A hint of vanilla lends a hand and also brings a toffeeish quality with it. Palate: Quite sweet, but not sugary more on the vanilla scale, apple and a developing spice. Finish: Dry, medium finish. Lingering squashed apple. Notes: I quite like this as a novice. It's inoffensive. It's a bit young and that definitely shows but I don't mind that if I were to look for something on the lighter end of the scale.

Nose: Sweet smoke, raspberry, sea salt. Palate: Sultanas on the front with a developing ashy smoke. Finish: The smoke lingers for quite some time leaving a saline finish. Notes: I noticed a pinkish tinge when I poured this. Interesting.

Nose: Vanilla cream, lightly toasted oak, a hint of cinnamon. Palate: Soft vanilla with the oak serving as a base to toasted coconut. A gentle heat. Finish: Short finish of vanilla custard with dark chocolate shavings.

Nose: Red apple, honey, cane sugar, light pepper, some toffeeish notes. Palate: Light, peppery, a sprinkle of brown sugar. Developing warmth. Finish: The cane sugar reappears and offers a lingering finish.

Nose: Oak, maple, light brown sugar, cinnamon bark, vanilla as a fly-by. Palate: Thin, spices, deeper richer vanilla. Hints of dried light fruits like golden sultanas. Finish: Rich, peppery spice but this melts away to leave a long, soft, sweet vanilla.