Tastes

Tried one of the old style wood cork tops likely bottled in the mid 2000s. As good or possibly better than later batches of Yoichi 15/20. Nose: Raisins, Dark Chocolate, Mackerels, Salted Toffee, Smoke, Brown Sugar, Peaches, Coconuts, Walnuts, Pecans, Burnt Honey, Sakura Palate: Raisins, Truffles, Dark Chocolate, Dates, Walnuts, Vanilla, Walnuts, Hazlenuts, Brown Sugar, Toffee, Hoisin Sauce, Plums, Barbecue Beef Ribs, Blackberries, Mocha, Cranberries, Mackerels, Salted Cod Finish: Dark Chocolate, Raisins, Honey, Walnuts, Mackerels, Smoke, Apricots, Cashews, Smoke, Truffles, Cranberries, Blackcurrants, Morello Cherries, Coconuts

2023 release. Fantastic stuff with notes of brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, and bright fruit. Nose: Brown Sugar, Molasses, Morello Cherries, Cinnamon, Apricots, Honey, Banana Taffy, Vanilla, White Chocolate, Marshmallows Palate: Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Cloves, Brown Sugar, Pineapples, Peaches, Apricots, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Leather, Walnut Banana Bread, Molasses, Plums, Grapefruit Finish: Hazlenuts, Ginger, Cinnamon, Butterscotch, Morello Cherries, Vanilla, Licorice, Nutmeg, Pecan Pie, Leather, Sandalwood

A fantastic pour with rum-like viscosity and flavors. Nose: Raspberries, Treacle, Morello Cherries, Molasses, Cinnamon, Leather, Dark Chocolate, Plums, Caramel, Apricots, Sultanas, Cloves, Nutmeg, Walnuts, Toasted Marshmallows, Brown Sugar Palate: Stewed Red Apples, Molasses, Caramel, Honey, Caramel, Demarara Syrup, Plums, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Leather, Tobacco Finish: Brown Sugar, Plums, Raisins, Blackberries, Morello Cherries, Treacle, Maple Syrup, Blood Oranges, Apricots, Sultanas, Honey

Christmas in a glass. Nose: Vanilla, Brown Butter, Caramel, Molasses, Gingerbread, Raspberries, Marshmallows, Sugar Cookies, White Chocolate, Candy Canes, Christmas Cakes Palate: Caramel, Raspberries, Plums, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Licorice, Maple Syrup, Demarara Syrup, Ginger Molasses Cookies, Candy Canes, Vanilla, Rosewater, Pecan Pie, Peaches Finish: Caramel, Candy Canes, Molasses, Vanilla, White Chocolate, Nutmeg, Rapsberries, Cherry Cola, Cinnamon, Hazlenuts, Christmas Cakes, Gingerbread Cookies

Fantastic pour that has a dark chocolate covered dark fruit core surrounded by berries, smoke, salted fish, barbecued meats, toffee, butterscotch, christmas spices, and citrus. Being a 1970s Sherry Cask bottled in 2009 this is at least 29 Years Old.

Brilliant stuff with loads of caramel, cinnamon, pecans, toasted marshmallows, maple syrup, raisins, plums, christmas cakes, cloves, banana cream pie, dark chocolate, morello cherries, and sparemint.

Very nice with notes of caramel, butterscotch, cinnamon, cloves, raspberries, root beer floats, black cherries, brown sugar, peanuts, leather, tobacco, and dark chocolate.

42.2 abv batch. Phenomenal. The quissential classic old oak with loads of honey, leather, sandalwood, nuts, spices, orange blossoms, toffee, white chocolate, citrus, and yellow fruit. Nose: Honey, Plums, Sandalwood, Orange Marmalade, Cinnamon, Leather, Walnuts, White Chocolate, Nutmeg, Toffee, Mangoes, Kiwis, Peaches Palate: Honey, Orange Blossoms, Raisins, Rancio, Jasmine, Walnuts, Almonds, Grapefruit, Zesty Lemon Peels, Stewed Red Apples, Plums, White Chocolate, Pears, Golden Raisins, Golden Syrup Finish: Honey, Raisins, Marzipan, Walnuts, Seville Oranges, Figs, Toffee, Rosewater, Almonds, Sandalwood, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Bubble Gum

Rich, spicy, and christmasy. Nose: Milk Chocolate, Blood Oranges, Toffee, Ginger, Raisins, Prunes, Figs, Honey, Coconuts, Blackcurrants, Rosewater, Christmas Cakes Palate: Toffee, Prunes, Dark Chocolate, Raspberries, Raisins, Ginger, Honeysuckle, Blood Oranges, Cloves, Nutmeg, Tobacco, Leather, Cinnamon Finish: Raisins, Raspberries, Roses, Honey, Peaches, Toffee, Vanilla, Apricots, Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Figs, Licorice