Nose of plum and port wine: tawny and earthy with a jam-like fullness. A small cardboard box of Sun-Maid raisins. Dark stone fruits galore. It really is reminiscent of a port or a very dry red wine in the olfactory region. There is actually lingering scent of a Fisher-Price children's plastic toy set from the mid- to late-'80s.
The taste is a salty, briny start, followed by that tawny port business. The jam sweetness is like a rhubarb or a mealy fruit pie. There is a yeast dryness that is like sandpaper in the feel that balanced out the syrupy slickness. No tomato-like flavors, despite the misleading name.
The finish is barrel bitterness. Ashy and dry. Some bitter dark chocolate. This is a very rich, luxurious, sweet Scotch. It's the closest thing I've had to a Port in Scotch form, so if you're into that, get you some.
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