Tastes

Nose: Very oaky, wood varnish, a touch of fresh pineapple. Palate: Soft body and slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Loads of sweet yellow tropical fruit like mango and pineapple, and golden raisins. Finish: Turns woody with gentle baking spices developing, but then trails off and ends up dry with cinnamon being the final flavour.

Nose: Sweet vanilla, danish pastry. Very subtle peat smoke. Palate: Nice mouthfeel. Instant hit of mango and peppery spice. The peat opens up a touch. Floral notes. Finish: Meaty, honey, light smoke from a distant fire.

Nose: Caramel, tropical fruit, light brown sugar. Palate: Sweet pineapple, vanilla, golden rum. Finish: Pineapple leads out.

Nose: Honeyed malt, dried red fruit, dates, fig jam. Palate: Lovely mouthfeel. Raisins, tobacco, woody spice. Finish: Dry tannic finish, subtle peppery spice.

Nose: Orchard fruits specifically red fruits like apple and also red grape. Heathland. A hint of malt. Palate: Creamy mouthfeel, crisp red apple, some vanilla custard sweetness. Finish: A slight peppery spice. Cooked apple. Slightly tannic.

Nose: Boozy spiced fruitcake. Sticky malt sweetness. Palate: Sweet caramel, stewed orchard fruits, peppery heat develops. Finish: Tannic pear skins. The fruitcake arrives and lingers.

Nose: Dried fruit, red berries, some cakey notes. Nutty on the retro. Palate: Dark sweet dried fruits, dark chocolate. Finish: Oak, red apple, sultanas, peppery spice. A touch of dryness develops.

Nose: Dry oak, rye bread, earthy, a hint of vanilla. On the retro the vanilla is more prominent. Palate: Packs a bit of peppery heat. Peachy. Finish: The pepper spice subsides to allow some red berry fruit to open up a little. Lingering heat from dry woody spice.

Nose: Woody, light pineapple syrup. Palate: Sweet, green apple, pineapple. A touch of vanilla. Finish: Baking spices. Subtle pineapple lingers.

Nose: Warm rye bread or dusty Ryvita slices. Tannic black tea. Malt loaf. Sticky toffee pudding. Palate: Rye bread spice, nutty, very malty. Finish: The spice turns peppery with the nuttiness intensifying. It's quite basic in terms of profile but that's not a bad thing. It offers a lot of punch neat and would hold its own in a cocktail. A few drops of water bring out the malt / toffee notes on the nose but oddly strips it out of the palate leaving more of the peppery heat. YMMV.